“…Conversely, dairy products are known to be a low-glycaemicindex (low-GI) food, and can suppress blood glucose after a meal by delaying the digestion and absorption of foods (Sugiyama, Tang, Wakaki, & Koyama, 2003). It has also been reported that milk, yoghurt, and whey have a stimulatory effect on insulin secretion (Anders, Mikael, Jens, & Bjorck, 2005;Ostman, Liljeberg, & Bjorck, 2001), and that cheese and dairy products have anti-obesity effects (Higurashi, Kunieda, Matsuyama, & Kawakami, 2007;Warensjo et al, 2010). These data suggest that dairy products, including cheeses, may contain various functional components that prevent metabolic syndrome, and there is considerable interest in identifying these components.…”