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shoelover78
shoelover78 Posts: 31
in Food and Nutrition
Is CLA worth taking or is it a gimmick?

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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,395 Member
    Pretty much ineffective to dangerous when overdosed.
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    Pretty much ineffective to dangerous when overdosed.

    Do you have meta analysis studies to support this?
  • shoelover78
    shoelover78 Posts: 31
    Anything can be dangerous when overdosed. I was asking about standard amounts.
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    Is CLA worth taking or is it a gimmick?

    I get my CLA natural occurring in my grass fed beef.
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    Pretty much ineffective to dangerous when overdosed.

    CLA is an amino acid. There is no overdose danger.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,395 Member
    Pretty much ineffective to dangerous when overdosed.

    CLA is an amino acid. There is no overdose danger.

    LOL, where you get your information, is beyond me. It's a fat, and it's actually a natural occuring trans fatty acid.
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    Anything can be dangerous when overdosed. I was asking about standard amounts.

    I take 3.2g of tonalin CLA per day. I'm not using it as a diet aid, but part of a regimen of exercise and clean eating for body recomposition purposes.
  • lysa4
    lysa4 Posts: 31 Member
    I take 4g per day, off and on for the past 6 months, no side effects for me ???
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    Pretty much ineffective to dangerous when overdosed.

    CLA is an amino acid. There is no overdose danger.

    LOL, where you get your information, is beyond me. It's a fat, and it's actually a natural occuring trans fatty acid.

    I was taught it in my Nutrition and Medical classes I have taken in which I have graduated, gotten licensed and I am working as a Holistic Nutrition Educator for Diabetics through a local Physicians office and Chiropractic Center.
    What is Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)?

    Dry hair, hair loss and slow healing wounds are all signs of a deficiency or lack in your body of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). This essential amino acid is part of a group of unsaturated omega-6 fatty acids.

    Instead of laughing at me and trying to prove me wrong, do your own research and educate yourself.
    Dietary Sources of CLA

    Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) is not manufactured by the human body so we are dependent on getting it through our diets. Vegetable oils (olive, safflower, and canola), eggs, meat, dairy and cheese are dietary sources high in CLA content.
    Low-fat foods contain less amounts of CLA than their higher fat, unaltered counterparts. The trend to low-fat eating, has resulted in many people now having a deficiency of conjugated linoleic acids in their diet.

    Another reason for CLA deficiency in today's diets is due to farming practices that have changed over the years, moving away from grass fed animals and towards grain and factory fed ruminants. A recent study shows that grass fed animals have up to 500% more CLA in their systems than do grain feed animals. Therefore, in order to maximise the amount of conjugated linoleic acid you are consuming in meat, buy only free-range products. Free range meat products, including free-range beef, chicken, turkey and bison can now be found in most grocery stores.
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    Pretty much ineffective to dangerous when overdosed.

    CLA is an amino acid. There is no overdose danger.

    LOL, where you get your information, is beyond me. It's a fat, and it's actually a natural occuring trans fatty acid.

    Hey, here is another source from Ohio State University saying the same thing..............It is an Amino Acid.
    Researchers studied how mice and rats responded to the supplement conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), an essential amino acid found in trace amounts primarily in beef, lamb and milk. Synthetic forms of CLA are marketed as supplements that help reduce body fat, and some manufacturers also tout CLA for reducing the risk of diabetes and certain types of cancer.

    http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/cladiet.htm
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,395 Member
    Pretty much ineffective to dangerous when overdosed.

    CLA is an amino acid. There is no overdose danger.

    LOL, where you get your information, is beyond me. It's a fat, and it's actually a natural occuring trans fatty acid.

    I was taught it in my Nutrition and Medical classes I have taken in which I have graduated, gotten licensed and I am working as a Holistic Nutrition Educator for Diabetics through a local Physicians office and Chiropractic Center.
    What is Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)?

    Dry hair, hair loss and slow healing wounds are all signs of a deficiency or lack in your body of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). This essential amino acid is part of a group of unsaturated omega-6 fatty acids.

    Instead of laughing at me and trying to prove me wrong, do your own research and educate yourself.
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    Which is it.....an essential amino acid, and the last time I checked CLA wasn't an essential amino acid, or is it a fatty acid?
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    I take it along with my other supplements-

    Fish oil 3,000 mg's (I have severe dry eye which required surgery)
    Spatone liquid iron (I'm anemic)
    Emergen-c
    CLA
    BCAA's
    Protein supplement (I'm a vegetarian)

    I'm not sure if it has helped with fat loss per say, but I did go from 31% body fat in August to 20% at the beginning of January. So who knows?


    "Thirty-five intervention studies have been conducted using CLA in humans to investigate the effects of CLA on weight management. These studies, which vary widely in CLA dose and duration, show the most significant effect of CLA on weight management is on body composition, a reduction in total body fat and an increase in lean body mass. The effect of CLA on fat mass is modest and at the recommended dosage of 3.2g/day produces a statistically significant 90 g fat loss per week (ca. 1 lb in 5 weeks) as shown by a 2007 meta-analysis."

    It also has anti-cancerous properties.
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    Pretty much ineffective to dangerous when overdosed.

    CLA is an amino acid. There is no overdose danger.

    LOL, where you get your information, is beyond me. It's a fat, and it's actually a natural occuring trans fatty acid.

    I was taught it in my Nutrition and Medical classes I have taken in which I have graduated, gotten licensed and I am working as a Holistic Nutrition Educator for Diabetics through a local Physicians office and Chiropractic Center.
    What is Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)?

    Dry hair, hair loss and slow healing wounds are all signs of a deficiency or lack in your body of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). This essential amino acid is part of a group of unsaturated omega-6 fatty acids.

    Instead of laughing at me and trying to prove me wrong, do your own research and educate yourself.

    Which is it.....an essential amino acid, and the last time I checked CLA wasn't an essential amino acid, or is it a fatty acid? [/quote]

    I quoted 2 places that says specifically that is it AN ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,395 Member

    I quoted 2 places that says specifically that is it AN ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID.

    Just give it a rest. You don't know what you are talking about.

    Your remind me of this quote: Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.

    Obviously you don't know the difference between an EAA and an EFA, and then you go on to say I don't know what I'm talking about....
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    Is CLA worth taking or is it a gimmick?

    Anyway OP.............it is best to get CLA through natural sources, such as grass fed ruminant animals than to supplement with synthetically made products.

    There are some dangers I have read to the synthetic, bottled products where you don't have that same concern with the Naturally Occurring CLA found in beef, lamb, etc.
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
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    It is a shame, as this is a good forum to discuss this. The OP asked a question, to which some of you answered. There was absolutely no need to be rude and attack one another.

    I am locking this thread, and cleaning up the insults.

    Have a nice evening.
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