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Product
Description
CLA
(Conjugated Linoleic Acid), is a naturally occurring fatty acid found
primarily in cattle and dairy products. CLA is best known for helping to
reduce body fat and increase lean muscle tissue. CLA is
scientifically-proven to help you obtain your diet goal two ways: CLA
increases lean muscle mass, which naturally slims your body. Then, the
added muscle burns more fat. This way, you lose weight in the right places
and drop clothes sizes. CLA is quickly becoming a “must have” for
people who are looking to lose fat and gain muscle. Each softgel contains
1000mg of CLA One (r) that yields 750mg total CLA and 700mg of active
isomers.
The
History of CLA
People
used to receive healthy doses of CLA in their diets through regular
consumption of beef and dairy fats. However, changes over the past 30
years in the way cattle are raised and in the foods people eat have
lowered the amount of CLA people get from their diet. Cattle are no longer
pasture grazed, resulting in a decrease in their internal production of
CLA. Most individuals are concerned with cholesterol and fat so they eat
less red meat and dairy products. This eliminates even more CLA from the
average diet.
CLA was first identified in 1987 by researchers at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. The identification of CLA resulted in nine years of
experiments by Michael Pariza, PhD. at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. In 1978, Dr. Pariza first noted an extract in beef that
appeared to be an anitcarcinogenic. In 1987, he identified this extract as
CLA. With this identification, came a surge of scientific studies and
research on how CLA affects body mass and other beneficial effects on
human health.
Not only does CLA have no harmful side effects, but it's actually good for
your body. As a matter of fact, scientists worldwide are just beginning to
understand CLA's wide range of potential health benefits. Extensive
research is now showing CLA to play an important role as a
multi-beneficial health promoter. More than 200 studies worldwide are
indicating that CLA may help reduce the incidence of breast cancer,
improve asthma, allergy control, and blood sugar control (diabetes), and
limit the extent of atherosclerosis which can lead to heart disease.
Cancer Research
In
the early 1980s, it was discovered that CLA interfered with the growth of
cancer tumors. Since then, a number of other studies have further shown
CLA's cancer-fighting potential. Some of these studies have shown that CLA
can suppress cancer development in animals, and in human cancer cell lines
in vitro. CLA also seems to play a role in protecting against breast
cancer in humans. Over the next few years, additional studies are
planned to help further understand the role CLA may play in the fight
against cancer.
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