Odd chain fatty acids (OCFAs) of dairy fat and how they impact our health 🥛
Outline —
• Government recommendations and dairy fat fears
• Low-fat dairy shift (1985)
• Public school nutritional policies (Obama era) and future legislative changes: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (2010) and Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (2023-2024)
• The truth about dairy fat: European Journal Review (2012)
• Fatty acid composition of dairy
• Odd-Chain Fatty Acids (OCFAs): Pentadecanoic and Heptadecanoic acid
• OCFAs as Biomarkers
• PPAR activation (C15:0, C17:0)
• Mitochondrial Function
• ROS reduction
• Anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects
• Comparison with EPA (omega-3 fatty acid)
• OCFAs vs. ECFAs citric acid cycle pathway and glucose metabolism (Randle Cycle)
• Homogenization and pasteurization effects
• Best sources of OCFAs