For studies of a similar design and which assessed the same outcomes in similar population groups , we report the potential for the combining of data across studies in systematic review s. CONCLUSIONS This scoping review has revealed the extensive evidence base for many outcomes which could be the focus of systematic review s exploring the health effects of conventional yogurt consumption
BACKGROUND The health effects of conventional yogurt have been investigated for over a century ; however , few systematic review s have been conducted to assess the extent of the health benefits of yogurt .
OBJECTIVE The aim of this scoping review was to assess the volume of available evidence on the health effects of conventional yogurt .
Dietary Intake of Dairy Products, Calcium, and Vitamin D and the Risk of Hypertension in Middle-Aged and Older Women
Prospect i ve data on the associations between intake of dairy products and its nutrient components with risk of hypertension remain limited . We therefore investigated the associations of intake of dairy products , calcium , and vitamin D with the incidence of hypertension  in a prospect i ve cohort of 28 886 US women aged ≥45 years .  Intake of dairy products , calcium , and vitamin D at baseline were assessed from semiquantitative food frequency question naires . Incident cases of hypertension ( n=8710 ) were identified from annual follow-up question naires during 10 years of follow-up . After adjusting for major hypertension risk factors , the relative risks of incident hypertension across increasing quintiles of low-fat dairy product intake were 1.00 ( reference ) , 0.98 , 0.97 , 0.95 , and 0.89 ( P for trend : 0.001 ) . The risk of hypertension decreased in the higher quintiles of dietary calcium ( multivariate relative risk in the highest quintile : 0.87 ) and dietary vitamin D ( multivariate relative risk in the highest quintile : 0.95 ) , but did not change with calcium or vitamin D supplements . Adjustment for dietary calcium significantly attenuated the inverse association of low-fat dairy intake with risk of hypertension , whereas adjustment for dietary vitamin D did not change the association . The multivariate relative risks across increasing quintiles of high-fat dairy product intake , in contrast , were 1.00 , 1.02 , 1.01 , 1.00 , and 0.97 ( P for trend : 0.17 ) . Our study found that intakes of low-fat dairy products , calcium , and vitamin D were each inversely associated with risk of hypertension in middle-aged and older women , suggesting their potential roles in the primary prevention of hypertension and cardiovascular complications
For studies of a similar design and which assessed the same outcomes in similar population groups , we report the potential for the combining of data across studies in systematic review s. CONCLUSIONS This scoping review has revealed the extensive evidence base for many outcomes which could be the focus of systematic review s exploring the health effects of conventional yogurt consumption
BACKGROUND The health effects of conventional yogurt have been investigated for over a century ; however , few systematic review s have been conducted to assess the extent of the health benefits of yogurt .
OBJECTIVE The aim of this scoping review was to assess the volume of available evidence on the health effects of conventional yogurt .