Conjugated Linoleic Acids in Milk May Treat Type 2 Diabetes
Filed in archive Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics by ruth on August 07, 2006

CLA are fatty acids produced by ruminant microorganisms and are therefore found predominantly in milk and beef. Fed to mice with adult-onset (Type 2) diabetes, CLA seemed to work in the same mechanism as synthetic diabetes drugs
.Because milk and meat are also high in other types of lipids, researchers suggest CLA as a possible supplement to a well-balanced diet.
"And compared to the synthetic drugs used to treated this disease, CLA does not cause weight gain and may in fact decrease overall body fat," said Vanden Heuvel, who has been granted a patent on the new method of treating diabetes with CLA.
More details from the article at the Penn State Live.
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