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Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Supplements Helpful For Obesity

  • May 29, 2004

This study used about one teaspoon of CLA to 180 overweight adults for one year and found a significant reduction in body fat, by as much as 5 percent. Dietary CLA refers to a group of isomers of derivatives of linoleic acid. CLA is produced naturally in the gut of grass-eating animals by the fermentative bacteria, which isomerize linoleic acid into CLA. The major dietary source of CLA are meats, such as beef and lamb, and dairy products, such as milk, butter and cheese. The antiobesity,...
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