Category Archives: Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)

Full Fat Dairy: Improves Insulin Sensitivity?

Dairy product consumption is associated with a lower body weight. Animal studies as well as human observational studies and human clinical trials attest to the weight loss effects of dairy products. The reason for the ability of dairy foods to … Continue reading

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Conjugated Linoleic Acid for Fat Loss

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Conjugated Linoleic Acid: Mechanisms of Fat Loss

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a structural isomer of linoleic acid found naturally in the milk and meat of ruminant animals, where it is synthesised via bacterial fermentation. Studies investigating the effects of CLA have shown that it is able … Continue reading

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Skimmed Milk: Refined Junk?

Currently it is believed by many that obesity is caused by a positive energy balance. The solution we are told is to restrict energy intake through dieting, or increase energy expenditure through exercise. However, the ‘eat-too-much, do-too-little’ mantra of weight … Continue reading

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Conjugated Linoleic Acid: Improves Body Composition

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a group of structurally related isomers of the essential fatty acid linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) (figure 1 and 2). Conjugated linoleic acid is of interest to nutritional scientists and athletes because it may be … Continue reading

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Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Diabetes

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a group of positional and geometric isomers of the essential fatty acid linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)). Evidence suggests that conjugated linoleic acid may be beneficial in obesity because it causes weight loss. However, this … Continue reading

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More on Conjugated Linoleic Acid

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a mixture of isomers of the essential fatty acid linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)), containing two conjugated double bonds. Diary products contain the CLA isomer cis-9, trans-11, but CLA is also produced industrially with the … Continue reading

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Dairy, Calcium and Weight Loss

Evidence from epidemiology shows and inverse association between dairy intake and body weight. That this effect might be due to the calcium content of dairy is supported by a similar inverse association between calcium and body weight. The mechanisms by … Continue reading

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Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Weight Loss

Conjugates linoleic acid (CLA) is a name given to a group of fatty acids that are isomers of linoleic acid with conjugated double bonds. The cis-9 trans-11 isomer of conjugated linoleic acid is found naturally in ruminants and is the … Continue reading

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More on Trans-Fatty Acids

Trans-fatty acids (TFA) are unsaturated fatty acids that have double bonds in the trans- configuration. The trans-double bonds in unsaturated fatty acids causes the molecules to have a different structure to their cis-double bond counterparts. A trans-configuration double bond tend … Continue reading

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