| Autor: |
Fiore G; Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.; Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan, Milan, Italy., Di Profio E; Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.; Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan, Milan, Italy., Sculati M; Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Master Course in Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.; Italian Danone Institute Foundation, Milan, Italy., Verduci E; Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.; Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy., Zuccotti GV; Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.; Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. |
| Abstrakt: |
Yogurt is a fermented milk product characterised by a peculiar nutritional composition with live and viable cultures of bacteria. Few studies have analysed the benefits of yogurt consumption on health outcomes during paediatric age. Recent epidemiological studies evaluating the nutritional impact of yogurt have demonstrated its significant contribution to nutrients intakes among children. Thus, consuming yogurt is a strategy to achieve recommended nutrient intake and healthier dietary choices, with potential impact on obesity and cardiometabolic outcome in children. Yogurt's effects on paediatric infectious diseases, gastrointestinal diseases and atopic-related disorders are ascribed to the specific probiotic strain administered. Interestingly, the benefits of yogurt consumption are most likely due to effects mediated through the gut microbiota and the enhancement of innate and adaptive immune responses. Therefore, supplementing standard yogurt cultures with probiotic strains could be useful to promote health at different paediatric ages, although more evidence is needed regarding the strain-related effects and their interplay within the paediatric immune system. |
