Snow Brand Milk Products Confirms that Cheese Intake Inhibits Visceral Fat Accumulation.Tokyo, Japan, May 16, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Snow Brand Milk Products announced on May 12 that it has found a unique property of cheese. In the recent experiments using rats, the company confirmed that an intake of cheese (Gouda cheese) substantially reduces total cholesterol levels and neutral fat in the blood as well as visceral fat Visceral fat, also known as organ fat, is located inside the peritoneal cavity, packed in between internal organs, as opposed to subcutaneous fat which is found underneath the skin and intramuscular fat which is found interspersed in skeletal muscle. accumulation in the bowels. In addition, the results indicate that cheese also helps maintain adiponectin production at a certain level. Adiponectin is a kind of index for diagnosing cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular disease Disease that affects the heart and blood vessels. Mentioned in: Lipoproteins Test cardiovascular disease . Snow Brand Milk Products has concluded that the intake of cheese may prevent metabolic syndrome metabolic syndrome n. See syndrome X. Metabolic syndrome A group of risk factors for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. and cardiovascular diseases. Details of the research will be presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science to be held in Shizuoka from May 19 to 21. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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