EU project to develop CLA food for weight reduction
linoleic acids (CLA) on overweight reduction. The overall objective
of the new study is to develop a CLA containing food, designed to
reduce overweight and the negative impact of overweight on the
health of the middle-aged population.
A new EU-funded project will focus on the effect of Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) on overweight reduction. The overall objective of the new study is to develop a CLA containing food, designed to reduce overweight and the negative impact of overweight on the health of the middle-aged population.
Conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs) are isomers (geometri-cal or positional) of the fatty acid known as linoleic acid. This acid is converted to CLAs by microorganisms occurring in the gut of ruminant animals.
As a result of some indications of CLA effects on carcinogenesis, diabetes, platelet aggregation and the immune system (see http://www.flair-flow.com/docs/ffe45101.html), CLA has gained much interest among nutritionists and the food industry and CLAs are in the market for usage in functional foods.
The new QoL EU-funded project aims to assess the impacts of CLA isomers on energy and protein metabolism in humans; to assess the bioavailability; to determine which of the isomers are active; to assess any possible side effects; to develop a functional food containing CLA and to assess the sensory quality and consumer acceptability.
The project Co-ordinator is Prof. J.L. Sebedio, at the Institut Nationale de la Recherche Agronomique in Dijon.
