CLA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Conjugated linoleic acid reduces body fat in overweight or obese individuals, Henrietta Blankson, Scandinavian Clinical Research, Norway, et al., report in the December Journal of Nutrition. Results from a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of 60 overweight people found an average body fat reduction of six pounds in the CLA group compared to placebo. Subjects were divided into five groups receiving either placebo, 1.7 g, 3.4 g, 5.1 g or 6.8 g CLA per day for 12 weeks. Subjects receiving 3.4 g and 6.8 g CLA demonstrated highest levels of body fat reduction
Conjugated linoleic acid reduces body fat in overweight or obese individuals, Henrietta Blankson, Scandinavian Clinical Research, Norway, et al., report in the December Journal of Nutrition. Results from a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of 60 overweight people found an average body fat reduction of six pounds in the CLA group compared to placebo. Subjects were divided into five groups receiving either placebo, 1.7 g, 3.4 g, 5.1 g or 6.8 g CLA per day for 12 weeks. Subjects receiving 3.4 g and 6.8 g CLA demonstrated highest levels of body fat reduction. |