Conjugated linoleic acid beneficial health effects

Bovine milk fat contains a number of unique fatty acids, some of which have been linked to specific health-promoting properties. Modifying the chanical composition and structure of the milk can further enhance these properties. One fatty add found in relative abundance in milk fat is conjugated linoleic add (CLA), which continues to receive considerable attention because of its assodation with such potential beneficial effects on health as anticarcinogenic, antiatherogenic, and antidiabetogenic activities [see (1) for review]. Recent human studies have demonstrated the link between dietary CLA intakes and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women (2). 

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