{"id":1117,"date":"2014-08-11T15:14:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T15:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=1117"},"modified":"2024-05-09T03:34:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:34:10","slug":"a-yogurt-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/a-yogurt-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A Yogurt a Day&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Studies have proven the benefit of yogurt being added to your diet.\u00a0 By consuming as little as a cup of yogurt each day can make a big difference.\u00a0 Especially, if you are suffering from post-menopausal osteoporosis.<\/p>\n<p>Yogurt is a healthy snack that is packed with calcium and several other nutrients that help post-menopausal women maintain strong and healthy bones.<\/p>\n<p>If you are concerned about developing osteoporosis or looking for a way to manage the disease, you should incorporate yogurt into your diet.<\/p>\n<p>Benefitting from yogurt depends on what kind you are eating.\u00a0 Below is a quick checklist of which types of yogurt are best for your post-menopausal diet:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plain yogurt as opposed to the fruit-flavored varieties because it usually contains more calcium and less sugar<\/li>\n<li>Low-fat yogurt will help you watch your cholesterol<\/li>\n<li>Fresh yogurt is better than frozen yogurt, which does not have as many live cultures<\/li>\n<li>Plain, nonfat Greek strained yogurt could be the best option because it is rich in calcium and other essential nutrients.\u00a0 It also has twice as much protein as other yogurts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Need to satisfy your sweet tooth? You can boost the flavor, and sweetness, of plain yogurt by adding fresh strawberries, blueberries or raspberries.<\/p>\n<p>If you are suffering from post-menopausal osteoporosis and would like to control it with diet, you can contact 718-206-6023 at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center for an appointment with a nutritionist.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studies have proven the benefit of yogurt being added to your diet.\u00a0 By consuming as little as a cup of yogurt each day can make a big difference.\u00a0 Especially, if you are suffering from post-menopausal osteoporosis. Yogurt is a healthy &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/a-yogurt-a-day\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1117"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11148,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117\/revisions\/11148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}