Drinking yogurt can enhance the intestinal function, so that toxins are not easy to accumulate in the body, but the weight loss effect is not obvious in the short term. Can yogurt really lose weight? Yogurt is particularly popular with consumers because of its delicious nutrition, and among many women, there is a kind of yogurt diet which is passed down by word of mouth. Yogurt can lose weight in a short time, with quick effect and low cost. The way to lose weight is to eat only fresh fruit for breakfast and 250g yogurt for lunch and dinner, and you can lose 3 to 5kg for several days. This statement has not been confirmed, and there is a saying that "yogurt can gain weight more than milk". The reason is that oligosaccharides, pectin, fructose and spices added in the processing of yogurt will increase the calories of yogurt, so people who are afraid of obesity need to choose carefully. Does yogurt have the effect of losing weight or is it in danger of getting fat? Li Baihua, director of the Nutrition Department of Peking University Third Hospital, was puzzled by the statement that yogurt can lose weight when interviewed by this reporter. She said that yogurt itself can never be said to lose weight, because the production method of yogurt only differentiates lactose in milk through lactic acid bacteria to form lactic acid, which has a special flavor and is conducive to absorption, but the original calories in milk have not changed. The principle of weight change is that if the intake of calories is lower than the consumption of calories, the weight will decrease, on the contrary, the weight will increase. It is impossible to lose weight because the calories of yogurt have not changed compared with milk. As for the statement that yogurt can make people gain weight more than milk, it is also established on the premise of reaching a fairly high intake. But whether it is milk, yogurt or other foods, excessive intake will cause weight gain. So generally speaking, eating yogurt will make people fat, which is unscientific. Director Li also mentioned that some consumers, especially women, regard yogurt as the first choice food in the process of losing weight, and only eat a cup of yogurt and some fruits every meal. This is because yogurt is rich in nutrition and high-quality protein, which will not cause malnutrition, and yogurt is delicious and most people like it. But the effect of losing weight is not because of eating yogurt, but because the total calorie intake is reduced, except yogurt and fruit, which do not consume the calories of other foods. From the perspective of nutritional balance, long-term simple intake of yogurt to lose weight will inevitably lead to malnutrition, and it is also possible to gain weight after returning to normal life, so it is necessary to be cautious to eat yogurt to lose weight.