title: Health-Related Aspects of Milk Proteins.
abstract: Milk is an important component of a balanced diet and contains numerous valuable constituents. Considerable acclaimed health benefits of milk are related to its proteins, not only for their nutritive value but also for their biological properties. Scientific evidence suggests that anticarcinogenic activities, antihypertensive properties, immune system modulation, and other metabolic features of milk, are affiliated with its proteins (intact proteins or its derivatives). In this article, the main health-related aspects of milk proteins, such as anticarcinogenic, immunomodulatory, antimicrobial, anticariogenic, antihypertensive, and hypocholesterolemic effects are reviewed. Collectively, the findings indicate the effectiveness of milk proteins on reduction of risk factors for cancer, cardiovascular diseases and overall improvement of health aspects.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.; Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences, Food Science and Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Hossein
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Davoodi
authors.affiliation: Students Research Committee, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Roghiyeh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shahbazi
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Technology Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Students Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Saeideh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Esmaeili
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Technology Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Students Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sohrabvandi
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: AmirMohamamd
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mortazavian
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jazayeri
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Aghdas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taslimi
keywords: Casein; Health; Nutrition; Peptide; Whey