CLA, full-fat dairy linked to lower bowel cancer risk

By Dominique Patton

10-Oct-2005 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 04:42 GMT

High intake of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a type of fat found naturally in cow's milk, is associated with a significantly lower risk of bowel cancer, shows a new Swedish study.

Scientists double CLA content in cheese

28-Sep-2005

Feeding cows sunflower oil more than doubled levels of conjugated linoleic acids in cheese made from their milk, says new research, improving the fatty acids' potential in functional dairy development.

Renewed debate over milk and ovarian cancer risk

05-Aug-2005

There is evidence to support the putative link between consumption of milk products and ovarian cancer risk, finds a new meta-analysis of epidemiological studies, but the case is far from cut and dried.