Guest guest Posted April 4, 2002 Report Share Posted April 4, 2002 FriendsForHealthNaturally, " mrsjoguest " <joguest@m...> wrote: Cut Fat, Maintain Muscle Mass by Edmund R. Burke, Ph.D. Study results published in The Journal of Nutrition conclude that the dietary supplement conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), has been shown to reduce body fat in overweight humans. The results are from the largest study, which was double-blind, randomized, placebo- controlled, and which confirms previous findings from human studies showing that CLA improved body composition by reducing body fat and promoting lean muscle growth. This study was conducted at Scandinavian Clinical Research, Kjeller, Norway. Sixty overweight people were randomly administered either a placebo or CLA for 12 weeks to determine the effects of different doses of CLA, from 1.7 grams to 6.8 grams, compared with a placebo. Study participants were given the option to undertake light exercise and moderate their food intake. Results showed that 3.4 grams of CLA daily provided CLA's beneficial effects on lowering body fat percentage. Participants who received 6.8 grams daily, the highest dose, compounded the results with a slight increase in lean muscle mass. According to study co- author Jan Wadstein, MD, Ph.D., Lund University in Sweden, " CLA may be a valuable weight management supplement to any diet regime. Keeping lean body mass and speeding up fat loss are the keys to a successful weight loss program. We are encouraged by our findings and are involved in further research on CLA's ability to expedite fat loss and preserve muscle mass. " Journal of Nutrition. 2000;130:2943-2948. --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 What foods (if any) contain the CLA mentioned in the post below? Alobar - " mrsjoguest " <joguest Thursday, April 04, 2002 2:11 PM Fwd: Cut Fat, Maintain Muscle Mass > FriendsForHealthNaturally, " mrsjoguest " <joguest@m...> > wrote: > Cut Fat, Maintain Muscle Mass > by Edmund R. Burke, Ph.D. > > Study results published in The Journal of Nutrition conclude that the > dietary supplement conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), has been shown to > reduce body fat in overweight humans. The results are from the > largest study, which was double-blind, randomized, placebo- > controlled, and which confirms previous findings from human studies > showing that CLA improved body composition by reducing body fat and > promoting lean muscle growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 - " Alobar " <alobar Friday, April 05, 2002 10:35 AM Re: Fwd: Cut Fat, Maintain Muscle Mass > What foods (if any) contain the CLA mentioned in the post below? Hi Alobar, While CLA may help to reduce fat stores it does this by making the fat storage cells less capable of storing fat, which in my opinion is not a desired effect as the body is only attempting to store excess fat which really needs to be eliminated by dietary modification. I would suspect reducing the ability of fat storage cells to accept triglycerides (TGs) and fatty acids may result in elevated levels of TGs and free fatty acids in the blood. This is not a desired result. Much better to reduce unnecessary fat in the diet and avoid the body needing to store it. ======================== Good health & long life, Greg Watson, http://optimalhealth.cia.com.au Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 - " Greg Watson " <gowatson Thursday, April 04, 2002 8:24 PM Re: Fwd: Cut Fat, Maintain Muscle Mass > - > " Alobar " <alobar > > Friday, April 05, 2002 10:35 AM > Re: Fwd: Cut Fat, Maintain Muscle Mass > > > > What foods (if any) contain the CLA mentioned in the post below? > > Hi Alobar, > > While CLA may help to reduce fat stores it does this by making the fat storage cells less capable of storing fat, which > in my opinion is not a desired effect as the body is only attempting to store excess fat which really needs to be > eliminated by dietary modification. I would suspect reducing the ability of fat storage cells to accept triglycerides > (TGs) and fatty acids may result in elevated levels of TGs and free fatty acids in the blood. This is not a desired > result. > > Much better to reduce unnecessary fat in the diet and avoid the body needing to store it. Makes sense, Greg. Thanks. Alobar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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