Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a natural component of animal food derived from linoleic acid. It is present mainly in dairy products and bovine meat and the amount of these unusual essential fatty acids in animal food depends on seasonal conditions, feeding conditions and rumen microflora. This short review provides an update on in vivo and in vitro studies which demonstrate anticarcinogenic activity of CLA in various animal organs and in different stages of carcinogenesis. These compounds exhibit a protective effect also in atherosclerotic disease at a concentration similar to that found in food. Studies are being carried out to assess the health protecting effect of CLA in humans.
CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID. A natural anticarcinogenic substance from animal food / Cannella, Carlo; Giusti, Anna Maria. - In: ITALIAN JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE. - ISSN 1120-1770. - STAMPA. - 12:(2000), pp. 50-56.
CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID. A natural anticarcinogenic substance from animal food
CANNELLA, Carlo;GIUSTI, Anna Maria
2000
Abstract
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a natural component of animal food derived from linoleic acid. It is present mainly in dairy products and bovine meat and the amount of these unusual essential fatty acids in animal food depends on seasonal conditions, feeding conditions and rumen microflora. This short review provides an update on in vivo and in vitro studies which demonstrate anticarcinogenic activity of CLA in various animal organs and in different stages of carcinogenesis. These compounds exhibit a protective effect also in atherosclerotic disease at a concentration similar to that found in food. Studies are being carried out to assess the health protecting effect of CLA in humans.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
