A recent research by a panel of seasoned researchers from the United Kingdom showed that eating yogurt is likely to substantially lower the risk of contracting diabetes. They studied the eating patterns of 4,000 people by monitoring them for eleven years. Among the main reasons why the research was carried out was that several researchers hypothesized that people who eat yogurt are less likely to eat unhealthy food such as some snacks and desserts (Gholipour, 2014). This may be explained by the fixed nature of their disposable income which forces one to make choices. In most cases, these individuals would buy yogurt instead of a plate of chips or other snack. The action of buying yogurt instead of another snack would lower diabetes risks in two ways. It would prevent the buyer from purchasing the snack since his disposable income is limited (Gholipour, 2014). It would also reduce the risk of contracting diabetes because yogurt has probiotics and a special type of vitamin K which are both instrumental in protection against diabetes. They found that the risk of diabetes declined by 24% for those who were regular yogurt consumers (four and a half 4-ounce of yogurt that is low fat weekly).
Recently, researchers discovered that organic farming has far reaching benefits beyond the human spectrum. They re-analyzed data that had been collected in previous researches on the topic of biodiversity which is one of the main advantages of organic farming. The data was originally from ninety four prior studies from 1989 to the present which covered one hundred and eighty four farms with different crop species (Turnbull, 2014). Biodiversity in these farms and organic farms was compared. It was not measured by the number of individuals but by the variety of species. The meta-analysis of results from prior studies revolving around the same topic weighted them according to reliability and sample size (Wilson, 2). The study revealed that organic fields have between 26% - 42% more variety of species than the fields that are conventionally managed (Turnbull, 2014). The percentage was much higher, in excess of 50%, in pollinators such as bees. The research however noted that the degree of the effect changes between fields and types of organisms.
Works Cited
Bahar Gholipour Eating Yogurt May Reduce Risk of Diabetes (2014)
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E Bright Wilson An introduction to scientific research New York: Dover Publications, 1990
Lindsay Turnbull Organic Farming Benefits Go Beyond the Food, Into the Field (Op-E ) (2014)
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