Friday, March 23, 2012

Conjugated linoleic acid and Weight Loss

Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) are a family of at least 28 isomers of linoleic acid found abundantly in the meat and dairy products.
Postmenopausal women have a higher rate of obesity than premenopausal women, as the leevls of estrogen are reduced, leading postmenstrual women suceptible to weight gain and obesity in females. The OVX mice were fed with a high-fat diet containing CLA for 3 months. Mice had significantly reduced body weight gain compared with OVX mice fed with a high-fat diet without CLA. in the study conducted by Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope(1)

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(1) "Conjugated linoleic acid reduces body weight gain in ovariectomized female C57BL/6J mice" by Kanaya N, Chen S.

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