YOGURT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yogurt mean? 

• YOGURT (noun)
  The noun YOGURT has 1 sense:

1. a custard-like food made from curdled milk

  Familiarity information: YOGURT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• YOGURT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A custard-like food made from curdled milk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

yoghourt; yoghurt; yogurt

Hypernyms ("yogurt" is a kind of...):

food; solid food (any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment)

dairy product (milk and butter and cheese)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yogurt"):

frozen yogurt (a soft frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt)

blueberry yogurt (yogurt with sweetened blueberries or blueberry jam)

 Context examples 

In the study, yogurt consumption didn’t appear to impact the risk of pre-cancerous polyps in women.

(Eating Yogurt May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

However, lower blood pressure was associated with eating cheese more than other products like yogurt and milk.

(Scientists Say Eating Cheese Can Help Weight Loss, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Bacteria are also used in making healthy foods like yogurt and cheese.

(Bacterial Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

I often see people on TV being interviewed who say they were a lawyer but were compelled to open a yogurt factory and now distribute to 32 countries.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Micronutrient-fortified probiotic yogurt contains various micronutrients in addition to beneficial microorganisms, such as strains of Lactobacillus.

(Micronutrient-Fortified Probiotic Yogurt, NCI Thesaurus)

Foods like milk, milk products like cheese and yogurt, fatty fish like mackerel and sardines, some greens like kale and collards and fortified cereals also are good sources.

(High Doses of Vitamin D Rapidly Reduce Arterial Stiffness, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

These include, but is not limited to, botanicals, animal-derived extracts, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids, proteins, prebiotics and probiotics (live bacteria (and sometimes yeasts) found in foods such as yogurt or in dietary supplements), whole diets, and functional foods.

(Biologically Based Practices, NCI Thesaurus)

Foods rich in calcium include: • Dairy products such as milk, cheese, and yogurt • Leafy, green vegetables • Fish with soft bones that you eat, such as canned sardines and salmon • Calcium-enriched foods such as breakfast cereals, fruit juices, soy and rice drinks, and tofu.

(Calcium, NIH: National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements)

But less is known about how yogurt might impact the potential for people to develop adenomas.

(Eating Yogurt May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The study wasn’t designed to prove whether or how yogurt consumption might impact cancer risk.

(Eating Yogurt May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)