Peak Nutrition Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)

The amount of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in the American diet has been lowered due to changes in the way we eat and in how farmers are raising their cattle. This can be seen as a contradiction: we are consuming less CLA, but we are also seeing a large increase in obesity.

Over the last 30 years, people worldwide have made a fundamental change in the foods they eat. In an effort to guard against the negative effects of heavy fat intake, people now eat significantly less beef and dairy fats than they did just a few years ago. Despite all of this, people are steadily gaining weight. In the United States alone, the number of Americans who are at least 20 pounds overweight has grown from 25% in 1985 to more than 34% today.

People only get CLA from the foods they eat. CLA is found in a variety of foods in very small amounts; beef and dairy fats contain the largest quantities. When cattle eat grass, which is rich in linoleic acid, their digestive tract converts the linoleic acid into conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a different molecule.

We get 80% less CLA in our diets today for two reasons. Today, cows are seldom pasture grazed. Instead, they are fed foods (grains and soy) which result in decreased CLA production. Secondly, we also eat less red meat and dairy fats, which also reduces the amount of CLA in our diets.

How CLA Works:

CLA "inhibits" the body's ability to store fat. A recent scientific study shows CLA's ability to inhibit lipoprotein lipase, an enzyme which breaks down fat globules in the blood so that fat cells can more readily absorb it and store it as body fat. The inhibition of lipoprotein lipase results in reduced fat deposition.

CLA "prompts" the body to use stored fats as energy. CLA increases the activity of hormone sensitive lipase which breaks down fats stored in fat cells and returns the fats to the blood stream to be used as an energy source. CLA causes previously deposited fat to be used for the energy needs of muscle cells and the liver.

Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) is the HOT NEW diet supplement which has been found to:

1) KEEP FAT OFF
2) FEEL BETTER WHILE DIETING
3) REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE
4) REDUCE LDL
5) REDUCE TRIGLYCERIDES
6) PROTECT AGAINST BREAST CANCER

Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA), a class of fatty acids found in milk and red meat, is now sold as a dietary supplement, manufactured from sunflower oil.

The research in humans has shown a 20% reduction in body fat for those taking CLA. Participants in a 90-day study were administered 3 grams of CLA daily with meals. In a placebo-controlled study, the CLA group demonstrated a significant reduction in body fat from 21.3% to 17.5% with an average reduction of 7 pounds of fat. No change was seen with the placebo group. The benefits of less fat and increased muscle tone are numerous. People look trimmer, feel more energetic, and have decreased health risks.

People taking a placebo put pounds back on at a ratio of 75% body fat, 25% lean muscle. Those that continued taking CLA and regained weight showed a 45% body fat, 55% lean muscle. Pariza theorizes that CLA may help block fat cells that are in the body from filling up with fat. CLA also may have some effect on skeletal muscle, possibly stimulating muscle growth and fat burning, Pariza says.

Dieters who took CLA reported no adverse effects and had some reductions in blood pressure and LDL (bad) cholesterol.

Other health benefits noted in the literature include a potential reduction in breast cancer by CLA blocking prostaglandin formation, prevent asthma attacks, and lelaying the onset of type 2 diabetes and controlling the disease.

PRODUCT INGREDIENTS:

100% Pure Pharmaceutical Grade Sunflower Oil, which contains 60% Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)

Each capsule contains 500 mg of Sunflower Oil, which contains 300 mg of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) per capsule.

PRODUCT DOSAGE:

Take 4 capsules 3 times a day with meals.

INCLUDE CLA AS A NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT FOR GOOD HEALTH, WEIGHT REDUCTION, AND TO INCREASE MUSCLE MASS!

Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)

Our Price: $24.95