Category Archives: Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)

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Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) represents a group of isomers of the essential fatty acid linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-3)) that are found naturally in the meat and milk of ruminant animals. Ruminants contain micro-organisms in their rumens that are able … Continue reading

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Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Myocardial Infarction

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a group of isomers of the essential fatty acid fatty acid linoleic acid that are formed almost exclusively in the stomachs of ruminant animals (e.g. cattle, sheep, goats and antelopes). The cis-9, trans-11 form of … Continue reading

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Trans Fatty Acids

Fatty acids are unsaturated if they possess a double bond in their carbon chain, and can be classified as monounsaturated (one double bond) or poly unsaturated (many double bonds). Unsaturated fatty acids were historically grouped together in one category, but … Continue reading

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Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Cancer

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), also called alpha-rumenic acid, is a collective term that refers to a mixture of isomers of linoleic acid [18:2(n-6)]. The two double bonds in CLA are separated by a single bond (conjugated) and can be in … Continue reading

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Conjugated Linoleic Acid

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is the name given to a group of isomers of linoleic acid [18:2(n-6)] that are popular in dietary supplements because of their role in the regulation of adiposity and insulin sensitivity. Conjugated linoleic acid is found … Continue reading

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