Cla

[WILLGETNICE]

I read an article about conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) that said it melts away fat while boosting muscle mass. It also is supposed to fight cancer.

Its available as a supplement and I was wondering if anyone had any experiences with it and what they had to say about it.

Here's the link to one of the sites I read about it on.
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/1,1525,10102,00.html

[WILLGETNICE]

Just another thing to add, I found out about it by reading the new Men's Health magazine. They have an interview with Ryan Reynolds and how he got in shape for his role in Blade: Trinity. He gained 20 pounds of muscle and lost a third of his body fat.

[JTyrell710]

Just commenting, men's health magazines aren't the most reliable sources of information. The general consensus is that all that is really needed to workout is protein,calories , maybe whey powder, maybe creatine.

[Shao-LiN]

CLA does those things in rats. There are no studies in humans to support such a claim, and if there were, the dosage that a human subject would need is at least twice that of a rat subject. Due to the dosage needed, the minor effect, and the price of the supplement, it is not really worth it. Just diet correctly.