FDA will allow dairy companies to say that eating yogurt regularly - at least two cups or three servings per week - may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to limited scientific evidence . Activia yogurt maker Danone SA asked the FDA to greenlight the claim in 2018, after the French company "noticed the body of evidence was really growing . The FDA said it was concerned the use of the claim on yogurts with a 'significant amount of added sugars'