Conjugated linoleic acid has a lot of hype around it, mostly due to its health benefits and how well it does in animal trials. It does a lot better in animals than in humans and some of the claims that it has haven't even been proven to work in humans, only in animals. For instance, you have probably heard that it can reduce tumor size and that it exceeds at helping you lose weight.
Well, I will say this, it can work in both. There is some evidence, although it is inconclusive and conflicting, that it can inhibit the growth and development of cancer cells and help burn fat, however, it is highly unreliable and inconsistent in humans.
It does not offer good, actually not even noticeable results in the short term, it must be used for several months to see a change in body fat or BMI. Its potency is definitely not the best out there and that is an understatement.
When it comes to animals, though, small animals such as hamsters, pigs, and rats which have been used in trials, it does not good but great. It can reduce fat mass by 50% and it does pretty much the same thing with tumors, reducing tumor size by as much as 50% or more.
Can you imagine how awesome it would be if it was capable of doing that for humans? Of course, after scientists saw this in animals, the hype grew and everyone had high hopes for CLA safflower oil in weight loss but it was very disappointing.
It has the same number if not a bigger number of trials on humans where it failed to promote significant changes in fat percentage or mass. Because of all the hype that it got due to the success that it had on animals, many human trials were done for CLA.
It is one of the more studied and tested weight loss ingredients and most of its human trials, unfortunately, have very conflicting and inconsistent results. It's quite hard to recommend it for weight loss since there are more reliable and stronger options out there that can offer better results and even the guarantee that they will work.
The fact that you can find CLA naturally in foods isn't very helpful either because there's not enough of it so a supplement is still crucial.
The recommended daily dose is 3 grams each day although less has been used and it has shown results, higher is better since it's so inconsistent and unreliable.
CLA is controversial, which means that its effectiveness as well as reliability, whether it will work or not when a particular individual uses it and how well it will work for a certain individual is basically not certain and is open to discussion or public debate/dispute.
Nowadays I am not sure about how popular conjugated linoleic acid is and how many people still use it, but it used to have a lot of hype and to receive a lot of attention, mostly because of animal studies. It managed to reduce fat mass in animals like hamsters or rats by as much as 50% and it has an effect on tumors and tumorigenesis or cancer cell development.
In animals it promoted a reduction in the size of the tumor by as much as 50%, sometimes more than that. It would have had a lot of success and would've made a lot of money if it was as effective and reliable in humans, but it's not.
What makes it controversial is the fact that it has conflicting results in its studies and trials, on humans of course. It can reduce fat mass, although by a very modest percentage, small basically, and to make a difference with CLA you would have to continue using it for several months in a row and you must be consistent with it and use it each day, 3 grams per day or more.
Now surely you will find some studies where a smaller dose was used and they still managed to get results. Well, if you really want it to work, I suggest using at least 3 grams. CLA is very unreliable and very inconsistent, despite what you might hear.
There are some people out there that claim to have gained more muscle with CLA, to have preserved more muscle and so on. It could be that what they claim is true, but they are definitely in the minority.
Out of the 18 or so, human studies found online on CLA, 10 of them or maybe more have shown disappointing results with CLA not being able to promote significant changes in fat mass or changes in body mass index (BMI).
Still, you may just want to use it for its health benefits, although it's not that reliable there either. It's claimed to improve the immune system, to have positive effects on cell and mitochondrial health, etc.
Just remember that what will always work is a solid diet and workout routine. That will never fail you as long as you are consistent with it and do it right.
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