A University of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research study is researching how certain dairy product components can improve human health. Researcher Rodrigo Ibanez says that includes reducing blood pressure.
Ibanez tells Brownfield cheese is a matrix of protein and fat, and during the ripening process, the enzymes start to break protein down into peptides that can help improve human health. “They can reduce inflammation. They can reduce the level of anxiety.” He adds the peptides in dairy can help reduce levels of stress in people.”
Ibanez says many varieties of cheese naturally have these peptides, but it’s unclear if a certain cheese will be a better candidate for having more of them.
