What is conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)?
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Stacy Wiegman answered:Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a weight loss supplement. CLA helps you to get rid of body fat and generate muscle. This is one of the few weight loss supplements that is most likely safe to use.
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a weight loss supplement. CLA helps you to get rid of body fat and generate muscle. This is one of the few weight loss supplements that is most likely safe to use. More -
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a fatty acid that is naturally found in beef and dairy products. CLA levels in dairy products may be modified by changing the animals' diets. Most CLA dietary supplements are made from safflower oil. However, CLA is also found in other vegetable oils, including hydrogenated soybean oil.
Scientific interest in CLA began in the 1980s as a result of early evidence suggesting anticancer effects. Since this time, interest in CLA has broadened to areas of weight loss, exercise performance enhancement, and altered body composition. Conjugated linoleic acid is now a wide-selling supplement marketed to reduce obesity and body fat. Conjugated linoleic acid has also been studied for its effects on allergy, asthma, hair loss, heart disease risk, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, immune function, and rheumatoid arthritis. The two dominant isomers, or forms, of CLA that have been studied are the cis-9, trans-11 (c9,t11) and the trans-10, cis-12 (t10,c12) forms.
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Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a fatty acid that is naturally found in beef and dairy products. CLA levels in dairy products may be modified by changing the animals' diets. Most CLA dietary supplements are made from safflower oil. However,... More -
Dr. Michael T Murray answered:Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a slightly altered form of the essential fatty acid, linoleic acid. It occurs naturally in meat and dairy products from grass-fed cows. It was discovered in 1978 when researchers at the University of Wisconsin were seeking to find possible cancer-causing compounds in meat that are produced with cooking. Instead, they found what appears to be the anticancer compound CLA. In preliminary animal and test-tube studies, CLA has shown evidence that it might reduce the risk of cancer at several sites, including the breast, the prostate, the colon, the lung, the skin, and the stomach. Whether CLA produces a similar protective effect in humans is yet to be determined.
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a slightly altered form of the essential fatty acid, linoleic acid. It occurs naturally in meat and dairy products from grass-fed cows. It was discovered in 1978 when researchers at the University of Wisconsin were... More -
Dr. Eva Selhub answered:Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is one of the good trans fats, which we get from beef or dairy products; it lowers the melting point for fat metabolism. Watch Eva Selhub, MD, explain how CLA works to increase your body's ability to burn fat faster.
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is one of the good trans fats, which we get from beef or dairy products; it lowers the melting point for fat metabolism. Watch Eva Selhub, MD, explain how CLA works to increase your body's ability to burn fat faster. More
