(cla) Conjugated Linolic Acid

[Jared]

I'VE HEARD A BIT ABOUT (CLA) AND IT'S ABILITY TO INCREASE FAT LOSS, HOWEVER I DON'T HAVE A CLUE AS TO HOW IT WORKS, I UNDERSTAND THAT CLA WHEN MIXED WITH GREEN TEA, CAYANNE, AND LOW FAT DAIRY IS A BIG METABOLIC BOOSTER AND I UNDERSTAND HOW CAYANNE AND GREEN TEA AND DAIRY EFFECT METABOLISM BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT (CLA), IF ANYONE IS KNOWLEDGABLE ON THE SUBJECT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE.

THANKS, JARED

[Lee J B]

Well, CLA is a naturally occuring fatty acid found in foods, these foods leaning more towards the dairy product side of things but it can also be found in turkey. Obviously the quantities in these foods are not enough to make much difference.... so basically CLA is a fat, but it has a carbon to carbon double bond ... basically means its properties are much better than flaxseed etc. It has an anti-catabolism property to it urmm it helps food to not be shuttled to the fat cells, recent studies have shown it to actually have a protein - sparing effect. No known side's as its naturally occuring in foods anyway thats about it, I have noticed some help in cutting with it, especially combined with HMB, R-ALA & ALA.

[HookemMike]

There's a good article in a recent Life Extension magazine about combining CLA with guarana for a synergistic effect on weight loss - don't remember what month the issue was, but sometime in the last 6-8 months. The studies they cited showed that the synergistic effect was not simply because of the caffeine provided by the guarana. You can find the studies with a little effort by going to www.lef.org.