# Why is yogurt thought to be beneficial? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 19, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-yogurt-thought-to-be-beneficial/676688 "2013-12-19T03:09:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-yogurt-thought-to-be-beneficial/676688/21 "2013-12-22T06:39:27Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Strange definition of “almost pure” considering it is 28% sugar. > > Mind you I eat it most days as a good source of protein for desserts and snacks. I like it occasionally with unsweetened cocoa as my chocolate fix. Sometimes I use a mix of yogurt and light ricotta cheese. No, it’s has 7grams of “sugars” not sugar. And the 28%, that’s for the calories, not the content. Not to mention proteins have half the calories per gram as sugars. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-yogurt-thought-to-be-beneficial/676688/22 "2013-12-22T15:40:21Z")
yogurt is selectively spoiled milk (cultured) that will last longer without refrigeration. similar preservation is done making cheese, thought that lasts longer and takes much longer to make. it is tart, different from sour. you can sweeten it with sugar or honey. you can add fruit. you can mix it with dry cereal. it is milky goodness. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-yogurt-thought-to-be-beneficial/676688/23 "2013-12-22T15:48:44Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Not to mention proteins have half the calories per gram as sugars. Unless I’m missing a nuance, they’re both 4 calories per gram. Fat is 9 calories per gram. (And alcohol 7.) Perhaps you’re confusing fat and carbs. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-yogurt-thought-to-be-beneficial/676688/24 "2013-12-22T20:52:46Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Unless I’m missing a nuance, they’re both 4 calories per gram. Fat is 9 calories per gram. (And alcohol 7.) Perhaps you’re confusing fat and carbs. Doh!:smack: ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-yogurt-thought-to-be-beneficial/676688/25 "2013-12-23T16:57:37Z")
beowulff: > [@](#): > > Yogurt tastes bad? > Just what do you think tastes good? Seriously? I could name a host of things that I enjoy eating. You really think there’s some objective scale on which there’s nothing better tasting than yogurt? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-yogurt-thought-to-be-beneficial/676688/26 "2013-12-23T17:10:57Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > Try cheese cake topped with sour cream instead of childish fruit preserves. Fruit preserves are childish? What do you put on your toast, baba ganoush? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-yogurt-thought-to-be-beneficial/676688.md?page=1)