Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)

velloxal

I have Fatty Liver 3 times the normal limit, high triglycerides and my sugar level is high. I am considering using this product but ... I am wondering if anyone used CLA before and can tell me his/her experience. What where your site effect and what happen when you stop using it?

Below is a link to article can you tell me what do you think about it?

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/dietweightloss/a/cla.htm

CLA has been the subject of a variety of research in the past several years, and findings also suggest that some of the other benefits of CLA include the following:

•Increases metabolic rate -- This would obviously be a positive benefit for thyroid patients, as hypothyroidism -- even when treated -- can reduce the metabolic rate in some people.

•Decreases abdominal fat -- Adrenal imbalances and hormonal shifts that are common in thyroid patients frequently cause rapid accumulation of abdominal fat, so this benefit could be quite helpful.

•Enhances muscle growth -- Muscle burns fat, which also contributes to increased metabolism, which is useful in weight loss and management.

•Lowers cholesterol and triglycerides -- Since many thyroid patients have elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels, even with treatment, this benefit can have an impact on a thyroid patient's health.

•Lowers insulin resistance -- Insulin resistance is a risk for some hypothyroid patients, and lowering it can also help prevent adult-onset diabetes and make it easier to control weight.

•Reduces food-induced allergic reactions -- Since food allergies can be at play when weight loss becomes difficult, this can be of help to thyroid patients.

•Enhances immune system -- Since most cases of thyroid disease are autoimmune in nature, enhancing the immune system's ability to function properly is a positive benefit.

chuckles217

Thats a lot of claims for that...

After a quick pubmed look-up, the results are there.

A little background though.

Fructose is responsible for a lot of the fat problems in the american diet, whether it come from sucrose (table & cane sugar) or high fructose corn syrup. All HFCS did is drive the price of sugar down so low (due to mass availability) that every manufacturer adds it to their processed food to enhance the taste. This was especially cemented into practice in the early 80's when the low fat diets hit.

Fructose drives VLDL (a precursor to LDL) in the liver in an almost identical way to alcohol (ethanol). A high fructose containing diet produces elevated triglycerides, high LDL, low HDL, fatty liver, and all the other symptoms of metabolic syndrome (not limited to reduced insulin sensitivity and hypertension).

To counter balance this, you really need to cut sugar intake in the form of fructose containing sugars unless you get them in combo with fiber (such as natural fruits). Fruit juices, sodas, and processed products need to hit the curb asap.

You also should cut cheap red meats out and replace with range fed beef or even better, ground turkey, chicken, and fish sources. Ground beef has a high content of arachadonic acid (an inflammatory agent) that is responsible for vascular inflammation (chronically leading to athersclerosis) and is linked to elevated triglycerides and lowering HDL.

What causes arachadonic acid to be so high in these beef sources? Corn! Corn has little omega 3 and tons of omega 6 and is the cheapest of cheap animal feeds fed to animals. Omega 6 is processed by animals to form arachdonic acid and even our bodies do this. However, we have a way to combat this.

Omega 3's and (according to the research I just read) Conjugated Linoleic Acid (Conjugated Omega 6) have the ability to counteract the traditional Omega 6 and its inflammatory side-effects. This also extends to aiding the liver in getting it back to health but you must cut fructose intake at the same time to have the best outcome.