Milk lipids and their nutritional importance

María Visitación Calvo, Javier Fontecha, Antonio Pérez-Gálvez, Luís Miguel Rodríguez-Alcalá

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Abstract

Whole milk products are of particular nutritional interest, although current dietary recommendations have focused on reducing saturated fat consumption as a means of improving the overall health of the population. However, this chapter provides new scientific evidence on the potential benefits of dairy fat consumption. The high presence of short-chain fatty acids and thus medium-chain triacylglycerols, which are not associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease or obesity, along with a large diversity of bioactive lipid components, such as the presence of conjugated linoleic acid, together with milk fat globule membrane components, and fat-soluble vitamins, suggest that these nutritional recommendations need to be reappraised.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBioactive lipids
EditorsManuela Pintado, Manuela Machado, Ana Maria Gomes, Ana Sofia Salsinha, Luís Miguel Rodríguez-Alcalá
Place of PublicationCambridge
PublisherAcademic Press
Chapter11
Pages269-295
Number of pages27
ISBN (Print)9780128240434
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2022

Keywords

  • Butyric acid
  • Conjugated linoleic acid
  • Medium-chain triacylglycerides
  • Milk fat globule membrane
  • Liposoluble vitamins

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