title: [Role of whey protein and whey components in weight management and energy metabolism].
abstract: An anti-obesity effect of dietary calcium and dairy foods is evident from animal studies, observational and population studies, and randomized clinical trials. Dietary calcium appears to be responsible for 50% of the anti-obesity bioactivity of dairy. The additional dairy bioactivity has not been fully identified, but is localized primarily in whey, the anti-obesity effect appears to result from calcium, high proportion of branched chain amino acids, and specific bioactive whey-derived peptides. This article presents recent research progress on the role of whey protein and whey components in weight management and energy metabolism.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Zemel
authors.forename: Faji
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects*; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008894:Milk Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D000067816:Whey Proteins
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D008894:Milk Proteins; D000067816:Whey Proteins