2024-03-02 13:10:35
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – In a decision that took about five years, the US Food and Drug Administration decided that yogurt products can now provide… Health claim Limited, it may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
This decision represents the first qualified health claim ever made by the federal agency regarding yogurt.
According to the FDA, qualified health claims are “supported by scientific evidence, but do not meet the more stringent ‘significant scientific agreement’ criteria required for an approved health claim.”
To ensure such claims are not misleading, “they must be accompanied by a disclaimer or other qualifying language to accurately communicate to consumers the level of scientific evidence supporting the claim,” according to the FDA.
In the case of yogurt, the claim states that, based on limited scientific evidence, “eating yogurt regularly, at least 2 cups (3 servings) per week” may reduce the risk of developing the disease, which affects about 38 million people in the United States, and about 462 million people worldwide. around the world.
The serving size recommendation is supported by the FDA’s conclusion, based on two prospective groups evaluated in high-quality studies, that the specified amount is the minimum necessary to achieve the claimed effect.
Yogurt, made from milk fermented with bacteria, is rich in calcium, protein, B vitamins, and minerals that include magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium.
The move comes in response to a 2018 petition filed by food and beverage company Danone North America.
The request triggered the FDA’s review of existing research on relationships between yogurt and type 2 diabetes, according to a press release.
“The petition to allow a qualified health claim related to type 2 diabetes to appear on yogurt labels followed the appropriate steps, and included peer-reviewed research to support their petition,” Carolyn Passerello, a registered dietitian and trainer at the University of Pittsburgh College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, told CNN. .
Passerello added that in addition to the supporting research being limited, it’s also “not very strong.”
She continued: “The way the study was conducted means that we cannot say with certainty that there is a causal relationship, and also more of a relationship between type 2 diabetes and yoghurt.”
CNN has reached out to the US Food and Drug Administration for comment.
The FDA has allowed qualified health claims for dietary supplements since 2000, and for foods since 2002, but they are rarely advertised.
In the past decade, only 10 foods with such claims have been allowed for sale, including high-flavonol cocoa powder to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, and some cranberry products to reduce the risk of recurrent urinary tract infections among women.
Dr. Marion Nestle, a nutritionist and molecular biologist, noted that any type of yogurt can make this limited claim as long as it uses the exact wording specified by the FDA.
High consumption of added sugar has been linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in multiple studies.
Adding doubt to this claim is the fact that the cause of type 2 diabetes is multifactorial, so although yogurt can be part of a healthy weight-maintaining diet, expecting yogurt alone to be associated with diabetes prevention makes no sense in the context of the diet. food as a whole.
Nestlé added that in this context, when evaluating health claims on food product labels to make the best choices for your diet and health condition, using “common sense” is crucial.
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