title: Yogurt consumption, weight change and risk of overweight/obesity: the SUN cohort study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Epidemiological studies on the association between yogurt consumption and the risk of overweight/obesity are scarce. We prospectively examined the association of yogurt consumption with overweight/obesity and average annual weight gain.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prospective cohort study of 8516 men and women (mean age 37.1, SD: 10.8 y). Participants were followed-up every two years. Participants were classified in 5 categories of yogurt consumption at baseline: 0-2, >2-<5, 5-<7, 7 and ≥ 7 servings/week. Outcomes were: 1) average yearly weight change during follow-up; and 2) incidence of overweight/obesity. Linear regression models and Cox models were used to adjust for potential confounders. After a median follow-up of 6.6 years, 1860 incident cases of overweight/obesity were identified. A high (>7 servings/week) consumption of total and whole-fat yogurt was associated with lower incidence of overweight/obesity [multivariable adjusted hazard ratios = 0.80 (95% CI: 0.68-0.94); and 0.62 (0.47-0.82) respectively] in comparison with low consumption (0-2 servings/week). This inverse association was stronger among participants with higher fruit consumption.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this Mediterranean cohort, yogurt consumption was inversely associated with the incidence of overweight/obesity, especially among participants with higher fruit consumption.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, Spain; CIBERobn, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Spain. Electronic address: mamartinez@unav.es.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martinez-Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Dept. Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sayon-Orea
authors.affiliation: Dept. Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, Spain; CIBERobn, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Canela
authors.affiliation: Dept. Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, Spain; CIBERobn, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de la Fuente
authors.affiliation: Dept. Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gea
authors.affiliation: Dept. Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, Spain; CIBERobn, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bes-Rastrollo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015014:Yogurt
keywords: Mediterranean diet; Obesity; Overweight; Weight gain; Yogurt