Fahad Khalaf Yaseen,Abeer Saleh Hasan, Hanan Shihab Ahmad
الملخص العربي
Activia Yogurt® is a yogurt prepared by bacterial fermentation of milk. What makes Activia
significantly different from the rest of the dairy species is its probiotics (yeast and bacteria); this type of
probiotics is able to survive in the digestive system, especially the large intestine. The objective is to
know the effect of Activia Yogurt on the body weight and blood sugar. This study was done in the
Department of Pathological Analysis/Al Door Technical Institute/Iraq for the period from November
2016 to April 2017, dosage of a group (Treatment Group) of 25 person of Activia Yogurt (200 ml) and
the effect of the oral dosage of Activia on the body weight and blood sugar of the body of the treatment
group and the observation of changes and results after the dosage and compared with the control group
that deals with water instead of Activia. After 30-day dose (Activia Yogurt) of the treatment group, the
results showed that the glucose level and body weight decreased at a significant level (P<0.05) compared
to control group. Blood glucose and body weight was significantly less among treatment group than
control group. A significant statistical negative correlation between (body weight, blood glucose) and
Activia Yogurt dosage follow up.
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