Has anyone used CLA

babol23
babol23 Posts: 37 Member
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Has any one had success with taking CLA 1250?

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  • jamiebrown81
    jamiebrown81 Posts: 9
    I saw that on Dr. Oz this morning. I am curious as well!
  • Dan_Druff
    Dan_Druff Posts: 104
    Yes! It works as long as you exercise daily and eat at a calorie deficit while taking it. :happy:
  • srcardinal10
    srcardinal10 Posts: 387 Member
    They upset my stomach so I stopped taking them. But I've heard people really liking them. Just didn't work for me personally.
  • zapinkleopard
    zapinkleopard Posts: 49
    In the past I used it religiously and noticed no improvement as opposed to not taking them. Anything will work wonders if you be sure to add diet and exercise to it.:laugh:
  • BattleTaxi
    BattleTaxi Posts: 752 Member
    I avoid anything Dr. Oz suggests because in reality there is no such thing as "easy/fast weight loss" that will stay off. You need to learn healthy eating/living habits and unfortunately that does not come in pill form yet.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,988 Member
    Very minimal effect on weight loss. Less than 1% attributed to overall weight loss. So not cost effective.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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    Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • navyrigger46
    navyrigger46 Posts: 1,301 Member
    I don't know what it is, and I don't think I'll bother taking the time to find out, but since it's been mentioned in the same breath as Dr. Oz I'll just say no.

    Rigger
  • ajlandon
    ajlandon Posts: 115 Member
    Sort of... you have to eat at a deficit, regardless, and you have to take A LOT of it - in the 2000 study, they were taking 3.4 GRAMS of the Tonalin CLA formula per day.

    http://jn.nutrition.org/content/130/12/2943.abstract?ijkey=c56b867aa1c04840c5241ac71733c3fcab2d01b4&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha

    And the supplement isn't like a magic bullet - it is cheaper to eat less, you risk increasing/developing insulin resistance, and the effect isn't very big:

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/85/5/1203.long

    I wouldn't waste money, time, or health on it.
  • babol23
    babol23 Posts: 37 Member
    Thanks for your opinions have to agree there are no magic bullets.

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