Talk:Yogurt
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Oxygala is a type of curd and has no direct connection with the origins of yoghurt
[edit]The theory of 'oxygala is the origin of yoghurt' needs to be proven otherwise it distorts the flow of the article. The history section should start with the first written or historically valid arguments. There are many other curd types invented or discovered different parts of the world independently, however these either do not follow the same production steps with yoghurt or there is no information about the process at all. Oxygala mention should be moved to later stages in the article, and should not be the very first part of the history section unless it's clearly validated: "The cuisine of ancient Greece included a dairy product known as oxygala (οξύγαλα) which was a form of yogurt. Galen (AD 129 – c. 200/c. 216) mentioned that oxygala was consumed with honey, similar to the way thickened Greek yogurt is eaten today." 50kalibre (talk) 09:09, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
- Although I agree with you that the connection between oxygala and yogurt is not well-established, it is the position taken by multiple reliable sources cited in the article, which is what we have to rely on. If you can find RS which question this connection, we should add those to the article.
- As for oxygala being a type of "curd", that word is itself rather ambiguous. It can mean cheese curd or even yogurt. --Macrakis (talk) 20:34, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
- Oxygala is probably Teleme. Yogurt is not consumed with honey but teleme is consumed with honey. Teleme is made with the help of figs which is native to the Medditerian sea regions. 84.40.106.211 (talk) 13:39, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Citation needed for cows milk claim
[edit]In the opening paragraph, there is a claim that yogurt is most commonly made with cow's milk. This may be true, but this may also be a western perspective that is not true worldwide. It would be good to either verify the claim that cow's milk is indeed the most common source of yogurt, or to remove the claim. PeppersGhostRealm (talk) 15:41, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Spelling
[edit]Yogurt/yoghurt could be mentioned in the summary at top of page?? 109.78.74.143 (talk) 10:40, 19 April 2025 (UTC)
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Grammar issues in History section:
Suggest change "Francis I suffered from a severe diarrhea which no French doctor could cure." to "Francis I suffered severe diarrhea that no French doctor could cure." or "suffered a bout of severe diarrhea".
Also no citation for "The grateful king told many of the food that had cured him." This sentence also possibly not appropriate for a wiki, maybe should be "according to the account" or something like that? Up to you. Nanizet (talk) 00:12, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
Partly done: I removed the entire paragraph, as the only sources cited were an encyclopedia (a tertiary source) and a cookbook; not the kind of reliable scholarly sources we'd need for historical accounts like this. Day Creature (talk) 05:56, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
"Yogut" listed at Redirects for discussion
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The redirect Yogut has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 April 11 § Yogut until a consensus is reached. I am bad at usernames (talk · contribs) 05:36, 11 April 2026 (UTC)
Potentially ambiguous phrasing in "Health research" section
[edit]The comma in the following sentence (from the second paragraph of the "Health research" section):
Yogurt consumption has been associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, and insulin resistance.
could be understood to mean that yogurt consumption is (1) associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, and (2) associated with insulin resistance. I assume (?) that yogurt is associated with reduced risk of insulin resistance--although I don't have access to the cited article to verify. If indeed that's the case, something like this may be more clear:
Yogurt consumption has been associated with reduced risk of both cardiovascular disease and insulin resistance.
If yogurt consumption is actually associated with increased insulin resistance, the following may be less ambiguous:
Yogurt consumption has been associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, but increased risk of insulin resistance. ~2026-42380-95 (talk) 00:25, 30 July 2026 (UTC)