Increasing clas in milk for health

摘要

There has been an increased demand of functional milk products in the past two decades. Functional milk products contain some molecules which have biological effect in terms of health benefits to consumers. One such molecule conjugated linoleic acids(CLAs) present in milk has been attributed to reduce carcinogenesis, atherosclerosis, onset of diabetes and body fat mass. CLAs have been shown to alter body composition by increasing body muscle and reducing body fat by increasing the energy expenditure. In type II diabetes which is normally associated with obesity or overweight, there is evidence that CLAs may have the ability to normalize glucose metabolism, Major risk factor for coronary heart disease is abnormal level of fat in the blood, particularly high levels of lowdensity lipoproteins (LDL) cholesterol (bad cholesterol).