MILK AND OBESITY: ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT

Abstract

Objective: To examine how milk consumption could favor overweight and obesity when consumed with flavorings; the effect of consuming milk without flavoring on metabolic diseases was also examined.

Design/ methodology / approach: The present study consisted in conducting a search of scientific articles in SCOPUS and ScienceDirect using the keywords: milk, obesity, fatty acids, peptides.

Results: from fatty acids in milk, linoleic acid has an effect on the composition of body fat and from it, the t10, c12 isomer has been identified as responsible for the decrease in body fat, and the mechanisms by which the t10, c12 isomer affects body fat include reduction of lipid accumulation by adipocytes.

Study limitations/implications: In studies previously conducted, the highest dose provided in a human trial was 6.8 g/day (50:50 mix of the t10, c12 and c9, t11 isomers) and it was mentioned that there is insufficient data in humans to determine if higher doses would produce higher weight loss.

Findings/conclusions: sheep and buffalo milk had higher content of t10, c12 isomer and a modest reduction in fat loss of approximately 0.09 kg per week was found. Milk proteins also play an important role against metabolic diseases. In this regard, camel milk has peptides with antidiabetic and anti-obesity properties