An examination of the impact of unmelted, melted, and deconstructed cheese on lipid metabolism: a 6-week randomised trial

2024/01/01 by Aileen O'Connor, M. L. Rooney, Simone Dunne +12 · 1 voice
Medicine · Nursing · #Diet and metabolism studies #Fatty Acid Research and Health #Nutritional Studies and Diet

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d4fo02708f

openalex publication_date 2024/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

: Compared to unmelted cheese, melted cheese was found to increase total cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations in middle-aged, overweight adults with no effect on weight or glycaemic control.

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