Osteoporosis is a preventable disease but it still remains a common health ailment. However yogurt intake can help prevent this condition. Dairy products have calcium that assist in bone development and health. When a person suffers from osteoporosis there bones are usually brittle and lose minerals and mass. The bones become very weak resulting in great susceptibility to bone breakages and poor posture.

There are two types of osteoporosis: type 1 and type 2. Hormone changes cause osteoporosis type one. Osteoporosis 2 is usually caused by lack of vitamin D and calcium. You can avoid type 2 osteoporosis when you take regular intakes of yogurt which has high amounts of vitamin D and calcium. The recommended choice of yogurt is that one that has between 35 and 40 % of the required amount of daily calcium intake per serving. Vitamin D in yogurt assists the body to take in the calcium efficiently.