Experts Question Claim , That Yogurt Can Help , Prevent Type 2 Diabetes.<br />Associated Press reports that the United States Food <br />and Drug Association's recently allowed yogurt <br />producers to claim it reduces the risk of Type 2 diabetes. .<br />However, at the time, the agency acknowledged <br />that the claim is based on limited evidence.<br />In 2018, Danone North America, the U.S. side <br />of the French firm, sought FDA clearance <br />for making the "qualified health claim.".<br />Qualified health claims lack full scientific support <br />but are allowed as long as manufacturers include <br />a disclaimer to avoid misleading the public.<br />Similar qualified health claims have been <br />allowed for dietary supplements since <br />2000 and for food products since 2002. .<br />In March of 2024, <br />the FDA granted <br />Danone's request. .<br />According to the FDA, there is some evidence <br />that eating at least 2 cups of yogurt a week <br />could reduce the risk of developing Type 2 <br />diabetes, which impacts about 36 million Americans.<br />Critics of the FDA's decision have countered <br />that the claim is not based on randomized <br />control trials which could prove or disprove <br />yogurt's purported health benefits.<br />Critics of the FDA's decision have countered <br />that the claim is not based on randomized <br />control trials which could prove or disprove <br />yogurt's purported health benefits.<br />The Center for Science in the Public <br />Interest, an advocacy group, cautions <br />that no single food can reduce the risk of <br />developing a disease linked to overall diet.<br />AP reports that experts have expressed <br />concerns that the label change could encourage <br />people to eat yogurt high in sugar, which could <br />increase the risk of developing diabetes
