The amount of CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID (CLA) in the American diet has been lowered due to changes in the way we eat and in how farmers are raising their cattle. This can be seen as a contradiction: we are consuming less CLA, but we are also seeing a large increase in obesity.
People only get CLA from the foods they eat. CLA is found in a variety of foods in very small amounts; beef and dairy fats contain the largest quantities. When cattle eat grass, which is rich in linoleic acid, their digestive tract converts the linoleic acid into conjugated linoleic acid, a different molecule.
We get 80% less CLA in our diets today for two reasons. Today, cows are seldom pasture grazed. Instead, they are fed foods (grains and soy) which result in decreased CLA production. Secondly, we also eat less red meat and dairy fats, which also reduces the amount of CLA in our diets.
CLA "inhibits" the body's ability to store fat. A recent scientific study shows CLA's ability to inhibit lipoprotein lipase, an enzyme which breaks down fat globules in the blood so that fat cells can more readily absorb it and store it as body fat. The inhibition of lipoprotein lipase results in reduced fat deposition.
CLA "prompts" the body to use stored fats as energy. CLA increases the activity of hormone sensitive lipase which breaks down fats stored in fat cells and returns the fats to the blood stream to be used as an energy source. CLA causes previously deposited fat to be used for the energy needs of muscle cells and the liver.
Conjugated Linoleic Acid is the HOT NEW diet supplement which has been found to:
1) KEEP FAT OFF
2) FEEL BETTER WHILE DIETING
3) REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE
4) REDUCE LDL
5) REDUCE TRIGLYCERIDES
6) PROTECT AGAINST BREAST CANCER
Conjugated Linoleic Acid, a class of fatty acids found in milk and red meat, is now sold as a dietary supplement, manufactured from sunflower oil.
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Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)
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