Conjugated linolenic acid, or CLA, is another of the EFAs and dietary oils that is singled out for its possible effects on weight loss. CLA has been marketed as a product to help lower abdominal fat, the fat people care to reduce the most. While the jury is still out on its effect on fat reduction, CLA has many other potential benefits in the right doses just like many other EFAs and dietary oils.
CLA first sparked interest for its anti-carcinogenic effects in lab testing with rats, showing a 30 percent reduction in tumor growth. It's a rare kind of fatty acid, given that it is not only a conjugated fat but also a trans saturated fat. Unlike the hydrogenated trans fats that have all kinds of negative health impacts, CLA's natural trans/cis structure is beneficial to the health in natural sources. In supplemented sources, the benefits seem to get cloudy.
There has been evidence of increased lipid peroxidation, which is essentially cell damage to adipose tissue to exposure to free radicals robbing electrons from the cells. There have also been studies that have shown a decreased insulin response in supplemented CLA sources making it a controversial supplement to give to obese diabetics as a way to reduce fat without taking any stimulants that can increase blood pressure. A lot of the data contradicts itself from study to study on supplemented sources but all seem to suggest the natural sources in mutton, beef, eggs and even kangaroo meat being superior for health benefits.
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