Apparently, there are compounds in milk called conjugated linoleic acids (CLA), that, in mice trials, have shown anti-diabetic properties. Scientists think that these CLA work in the same mechanism as synthetic diabetes drugs.
Rather that increasing milk intake, though, they think it’s better to isolate these CLAs and develop it as a dietary supplement. There’s even an added bonus to CLAs compared to the conventional diabetes drugs:
“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 …read more