What are the milk fats in colostrum?
Phospholipids, Sphingolipids and Conjugated Linoliec Acid Colostrum and WPC fats include phospholipids, sphingolipids and conjugated linoleic acid. Key lipid components of cell membranes, sphingolipids are highly bioactive and known to be involved in regulation of cell growth, cell differentiation and apoptosis (programmed cell death). Studies have indicated that sphingolipids suppress carcinogenesis, and in particular, colon cancer. Belgian company Marc Boone NV has now even filed a patent for products enriched in phospho- and sphingolipids! (PCT Patent Application WO 02/34062) Conjugated Linoleic Acid also known as CLA, reduces the fatty acid uptake from the blood. This means that less fat is incorporated in the fat cells. CLA also inhibits both the proliferation and differentiation of “pre-fat cells”. Furthermore, CLA enhances skeletal muscle cellular function by stimulating the transfer of fatty acids within the mitochondria, which are the sites within cell where the energy molecul
