High fat and cholesterol
Milk contains fat and its amount depends on the source of milk.
Cow milk has 4–5 % fat, whereas, it’s content in buffalo milk is
up to 7–8 %. It has a polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acid ratio
of 0.05. Consuming large volumes of milk would increase the
total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol contents in the blood
(Levy and Feinleib 1980) and the dietary saturated fat is responsible
for the increase of plasma cholesterol levels, which is a
major risk factor for coronary heart disease.