This document discusses whether yogurt can facilitate better eating habits in children and be considered a signature of a healthy diet. It summarizes several studies that show yogurt provides important vitamins and minerals to children's diets. Research presented found that yogurt consumption is associated with improved nutrient intake, healthier overall dietary patterns, and more active lifestyles in children and adolescents. The conclusion is that yogurt consumption can indicate a healthy diet and lifestyle.

1. Yogurt in Nutrition Initiative Symposium
Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
Could Yogurt facilitate better eating
habits in children?
Prof. Luis A. Moreno
Universidad de Zaragoza

2. Could yogurt be the signature of a
healthy diet?
Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
● Its own nutritional content
● Its impact on concomitant and/or subsequent food intake
● Its relationship with healthy behaviors

3. Could yogurt be the signature of a
healthy diet?
Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
● Its own nutritional content
● Its impact on concomitant and/or subsequent food intake
● Its relationship with healthy behaviors

4. Contribution of yogurt group to average daily
vitamin and mineral intakes as percent of the
Reference Nutrient Intake in UK children
Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
Micronutrient 4 – 18 months 1.5 – 3 years 4 – 10 years 11 – 18 years
Riboflavin (% contribution) 21.3 17.0 9.5 3.7
Vitamin B12 (% contribution) 53.8 42.1 16.8 4.8
Calcium (% contribution) 13.5 18.7 9.5 2.9
Iodine (% contribution) 15.8 16.4 9.4 4.2
Phosphorus (% contribution) 13.7 20.3 11.1 3.6
(Williams EB et al. Nutr Bull 2015; 40: 9-32)

5. Covariate-adjusted mean energy, macronutrient, and micronutrient intake
by yogurt consumption group in children 8 – 18 years
(Keast DR et al. Nutrients 2015, 7, 1577-1593)

6. Percentage contribution to daily
intake of free sugars from the selected
food groups in adolescents
Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
(Mesana MI et al. Eur J Nutr 2016; Nov. 29)

7. Percent contribution of food groups
to children’s added sugar intakes by
country
Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
(Azaïs-Braesco V et al. Nutr J 2017; 26: 6)

8. Could yogurt be the signature of a
healthy diet?
Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
● Its own nutritional content
● Its impact on concomitant and/or subsequent food intake
● Its relationship with healthy behaviors

9. Yogurt consumption in the
INFOGENE study
Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
(Cormier H et al. Eur J Nutr 2016, 55, 577-587)

10. Prudent and Western dietary patterns in the INFOGENE study
(Cormier H et al. Eur J Nutr 2016, 55, 577-587)

11. HEI-2005 total and component scores of
US children aged 2–18 years by yogurt
consumption status: NHANES 2003–2006
Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
(Zhu Y et al. Eur J Nutr 2015; 54: 543-550)

12. Association of yogurt consumption
with diet quality and fiber intake
Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
Variable Non-consumers
(n = 3016)
Consumers
(n = 3510)
Mean energy from yogurt (% kcal) 0 2.07
DGAI score 8.05 9.14*
Fiber intake (g) (model 1) 15.14 17.03*
(Wang H et al. Nutr Res 2013; 33: 18-26)

13. Could yogurt be the signature of a
healthy diet?
Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
● Its own nutritional content
● Its impact on concomitant and/or subsequent food intake
● Its relationship with healthy behaviors

14. Relationships between Changes in Food and Beverage Consumption and Weight
Changes Every 4 Years
(Mozaffarian D et al. NEJM 2011; 364: 2392-2404)

15. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals
showing the association of yogurt consumption (at
least 125 g in the 3 days vs. no consumption) with
different predictor variables
Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
(D’Addezio L et al. Med J Nutr Metab 2015; 8: 119-129)

16. Conclusions
Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
Yogurt consumers have
● Better nutritional intakes
● Healthier dietary patterns
Active and low sedentary children and adolescents consume
more yogurt, specially boys
Yogurt consumption can be viewed as a signature of a
healthy diet and lifestyle

18. Luis A. Moreno Aznar lmoreno@unizar.es
GENUD Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
Agradecimientos