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"Indeed, they are so different that proponents of grass feeding and purveyors of cla supplements talk about CLAs as nothing short of a new miracle "drug." In rats and mice, the cla "drug" appears to do wonders for prevent- ing cancer, which is reason enough to attract interest. But in other animals, CLAs are also said to prevent or reduce symptoms of diabetes, heart disease, bone diseases, and immune system disorders. Any list of benefits this long should make you suspicious and, in this case, some skepticism is warranted." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"Punch 2: cla inhibits the development of new blood vessels in the mammary or breast gland, which reduces the rate of mammary tumor growth. How do we harness the potential power of cla without the potential risks that come with eating too much animal fat? By eating small portions of meat and dairy as part of a mostly plant-based diet, says the AICR. I'll do you one better: Because dairy products contain the highest natural level of cla among all dietary sources, how about we include a couple of servings of lower-fat dairy every day?" - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.) "Here's punch 1: cla inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells, as shown in laboratory (in vitro) studies. Punch 2: cla inhibits the development of new blood vessels in the mammary or breast gland, which reduces the rate of mammary tumor growth. How do we harness the potential power of cla without the potential risks that come with eating too much animal fat? By eating small portions of meat and dairy as part of a mostly plant-based diet, says the AICR." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"It occurs naturally in meat and dairy products. cla was discovered in 1978 when researchers at the University of Wisconsin were looking for cancer-causing compounds that result from cooking. Instead, they found cla, which appears to be an anticancer compound. Preliminary animal and test tube studies show that cla might reduce the risk of cancers at several sites, including the breast, prostate, colon, rectum, lung, skin, and stomach. In addition to its cancer-fighting effects, cla is also showing some hope for prevention of diabetes and heart disease as well." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.)

"Studies show that some probiotics can reduce Bifidobacteria probiotics may participate in the metabolism of various compounds including the omega-6 fatty acid, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). cla is thought to have anti-cancer effects. By helping the body work with cla, probiotics can indirectly help reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. Are there specific probiotic strains that are known to have anticancer effects in the colon? No, there are no known anti-cancer probiotic strains." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"I am not aware of cla studies involving cancer prevention (those would be difficult to do), but the few human studies of other conditions that have been done to date should not convince you that cla supplements improve blood cholesterol levels, body weight, or immune function. Maybe the very low levels of CLAs in meat and milk improve health better than the higher-dose supplements, but it is too soon to tell. At the moment, CLAs are another issue for which "more research is needed," and are not yet a compelling reason to eat grass-fed beef. Ah, but what about the taste of grass-fed beef?" - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"It was amazing how many new supplements had been introduced—stevia, pyruvate, NADH, cla (conjugated linoleic acid), silica, chi-tosan, androstenedione, shark liver oil, 5-hydroxy-tryptophan, ultimate protein powders, stinging nettles, DHA (not DHEA, but docosahexaenoic acid), and others. Outlandish claims were made about a few of these supplements by some of their promoters. What were these claims based on? Nothing convincing. Sometimes a simple laboratory study done in an obscure part of the world on a small group of mice." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"I am not aware of cla studies involving cancer prevention (those would be difficult to do), but the few human studies of other conditions that have been done to date should not convince you that cla supplements improve blood cholesterol levels, body weight, or immune function. Maybe the very low levels of CLAs in meat and milk improve health better than the higher-dose supplements, but it is too soon to tell. At the moment, CLAs are another issue for which "more research is needed," and are not yet a compelling reason to eat grass-fed beef. Ah, but what about the taste of grass-fed beef?" - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"Researchers from Purdue and Pennsylvania State universities found that cla can prevent the onset of diabetes in laboratory animals, appearing to work as well as the diabetes-fighting drugs, the thiazolidinediones, (TZDs). Martha Belury, Assistant Professor of Foods and Nutrition and Purdue University tells us, "If you inherit a genetic predisposition to adult-onset diabetes and you're obese and inactive, then you may well develop this disease. Our study suggests that cla may help normalize or reduce blood glucose levels and prevent diabetes" (http://www.diet-and-health.net/Supplements/CLA." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

"How do we harness the potential power of cla without the potential risks that come with eating too much animal fat? By eating small portions of meat and dairy as part of a mostly plant-based diet, says the AICR. I'll do you one better: Because dairy products contain the highest natural level of cla among all dietary sources, how about we include a couple of servings of lower-fat dairy every day? Several other health programs already recommend this, including the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet for reducing heart disease and for osteoporosis prevention. Folic acid (folate)." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"Many studies on cla in humans show a tendency for reduced body fat, particularly abdominal fat, changes in serum total lipids and decreased whole body glucose uptake. Dietary cla supplementation does not seem to have any adverse effects. The maximum reduction in body fat mass was achieved with a 3.4 g daily dose split into three divided doses throughout the day. Food products of grass-fed lamb or beef are good sources of cla." - Jan Lovejoy, Get Balanced-the Natural Way to Better Health with Superfoods (Get the book.)

"In addition to its cancer-fighting effects, cla is also showing some hope for prevention of diabetes and heart disease as well. In animal and preliminary human studies cla normalizes impaired glucose tolerance in non-insulin-dependent diabetes. cla has also been shown to help promote maintenance of weight loss.11 If you choose to eat red meat, use the following guidelines: þIdeally, limit red meat to twice per month." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.)

"Animal fats contain cla. Animal fat is the only significant dietary source of conjugated linoleic acid (fish and vegetable foods contain only trace amounts of CLA(45)), a unique fatty acid that has been shown repeatedly in animal studies to protect against cancer(46). Research with humans indicates that cla may enhance immune function and, in diabetics, improve blood glucose control(47,48)." - Anthony Colpo, The Great Cholesterol Con: Why Everything You've been Told About Cholesterol, Diet and Heart Disease is Wrong (Get the book.) "A double-blind study at Purdue University which compared the effects of cla supplementation with a safflower oil placebo in Type 2 diabetics found that after eight weeks, decreases in fasting blood glucose were seen in nine out of eleven subjects taking cla, but only two out of the ten subjects receiving safflower oil. CLA has also shown the ability to simultaneously enhance muscle gain and accelerate fat loss in humans, although not all trials have been able to confirm this, and the effect observed in successful studies has been relatively small(49-58)." - Anthony Colpo, The Great Cholesterol Con: Why Everything You've been Told About Cholesterol, Diet and Heart Disease is Wrong (Get the book.)

"They call it cla (or conjugated linoleic acid). cla is technically a long-chain, carbon-based molecule which: • stops bacteria from mutating; • prevents the formation of cancer in mice; and • reduces by half the development of warts (6). "In three independent experiments, mice treated with cla developed only about half as many" cancers per animal as mice in the control groups, said Dr. Y. L. Ha. cla was a more potent antioxidant than vitamin E (7). cla, says Dr. Pariza, is "more powerful than any other fatty acids or dietary fat...in modulating tumor development." - Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D., Cancer Therapy: The Independent Consumer's Guide To Non-Toxic Treatment & Prevention (Get the book.)

"Preliminary animal and test tube research suggests that cla might reduce the risk of cancers at several sites, including breast, prostate, colorectal, lung, skin, and stomach.1,2,3,4 Whether cla will have a similar protective effect for people has yet to be demonstrated in human research. Animal research also suggests an effect of cla supplementation on reducing body fat (p. 165),5,6 limiting food allergy reactions,7 preventing atherosclerosis (p. 17),8,9and improving glucose tolerance (p. 53).10 As with the cancer research, the effects of cla on these conditions in humans remain unclear." - Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC, The Natural Pharmacy: Complete Home Reference to Natural Medicine (Get the book.)

"Although they have been evaluated to some degree in some inflammatory states, neither GLA nor cla has been evaluated in treatment of IBD. Medium-chain triglycerides may have little to do with the inflammatory process, but they may be valuable as an energy source in patients with lipid malabsorption. Absorption of long-chain fats may be compromised during prolonged intestinal disease as a result of bile salt malabsorption that comes with ileal resection. Medium-chain triglycerides are known to enter the portal circulation without the more extensive processing that long-chain fats undergo." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Unlike linoleic acid, which is found abundantly in seeds, grains, and nuts, cla is mainly present in meats and dairy foods. CLA isn't an essential fatty acid. We can get by without it, but it has attracted considerable attention because it's purported to have fat-burning properties. Although several animal studies have shown that cla does lower body fat and increase protein,7 more research needs to be done to determine how useful it really is. There's also some evidence that cla, in contrast to linoleic acid, may inhibit the formation of breast tumors." - Jonathan Goodman ND, The Omega Solution: Unleash the Amazing, Scientifically Based Healing Power of Omega-3 & -6 Fatty Acids (Get the book.)

"CLA is similar to most carbon-based fat molecules but has a slight change that occurs during cooking which gives it a single, rather than the normal double, bond between its carbon atoms. The result of this formation is that cla becomes a powerful antioxidant.117 During a six-month study in which rats were fed a chemical that spawns breast cancer, rats eating a diet rich in cla not only didn't develop malignant tumors but also were free from benign tumors. The researchers found that the cla didn't stop tumor \ cells already formed; rather it helped prevent tumors from developing." - Duncan Long, Attaining Medical Self Sufficiency (Get the book.)

"As a preventative, you can mix 1,000 mg of GLA and 1,000 mg of cla in ltbsp of omega-3 oil. Once mixed, add % tsp of Unique-E (a pure form of vitamin E) liquid to the oils and 250 mg of curcumin powder. Take this mixture twice to three times a day. A unique form of DHA, called conjugated DHA, similar to the cla, has been shown to be even more powerful in killing cancer cells.6" Other Cancers Tests using DHA against melanoma cells in culture have shown promising results against this nasty cancer." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"I'll do you one better: Because dairy products contain the highest natural level of cla among all dietary sources, how about we include a couple of servings of lower-fat dairy every day? Several other health programs already recommend this, including the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet for reducing heart disease and for osteoporosis prevention. Folic acid (folate). Judith Christman, PhD, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is studying how diets lacking folic acid encourage the cancer process in general. " - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"While cla will reduce the excess fat from the fat cells, DHA actually reduces the number of fat cells, which is much better.617 Combined, cla and DHA offer a powerful weapon against excess abdominal fat and so the Metabolic Syndrome. The abnormal blood lipids are also corrected by increasing dietary DHA intake. A number of studies have shown that DHA and N-3 oils substantially lower triglyceride levels, raise HDL-cholesterol levels, and increase the healthy LDL levels (large, buoyant type)." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"He showed that he could increase cla in cow's milk by feeding the animals more corn oil. The Ithaca Journal article, although only in a local, hometown newspaper, really was a dream come true for the sponsors of The Airport Club. The headline delivers a powerful but very simple message to the public: drinking milk reduces cancer risk. I know that media people like punchy statements so, initially, I suspected that the reporter had made claims beyond what the researchers had said." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"In animal and preliminary human studies cla normalizes impaired glucose tolerance in non-insulin-dependent diabetes. cla has also been shown to help promote maintenance of weight loss.11 If you choose to eat red meat, use the following guidelines: þIdeally, limit red meat to twice per month. þLimit your intake to no more than 3 or 4 ounces daily—about the size of a deck of playing cards—and choose the leanest cuts available (it is important to point out that the USDA allows the meat and dairy industries to label fat content by weight rather than by percent of calories)." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.)

"In three independent experiments, mice treated with cla developed only about half as many" cancers per animal as mice in the control groups, said Dr. Y. L. Ha. cla was a more potent antioxidant than vitamin E (7). cla, says Dr. Pariza, is "more powerful than any other fatty acids or dietary fat...in modulating tumor development." For example, cla inhibits not just the development of malignant breast tumors, but of benign tumors as well (Science News, 2/15/92). Research is continuing into this promising substance (8-10). Flaxseed oil may also be more healthful in some cases than fish oil." - Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D., Cancer Therapy: The Independent Consumer's Guide To Non-Toxic Treatment & Prevention (Get the book.)

"What's good about cla? It helps the body regulate fat and protein metabolism. Numerous studies have shown that cla can offer some spectacular health benefits, and in particular can reduce the amount of body fat while increasing muscle. Since muscle burns excess calories, the more muscle you have, the less likely you are to become overweight. It is very difficult to get enough cla from food alone. For one thing, many of us avoid foods that are rich in cla." - Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., Earl Mindell's Supplement Bible: A Comprehensive Guide to Hundreds of NEW Natural Products that Will Help You Live Longer, Look Better, Stay Heathier, ... and Much More! (Get the book.)

"Those assigned to the cla group lost a little more than 3 percent of body fat mass (compared to about a tenth of 1 percent in the placebo group). Natural Prescription for Weight Loss Hydroxycitric acid (from a product like Super CitriMax or Citrin K): 2,800 mg a day of HCA, taken in divided doses, three times a day, 30 minutes before a meal. (Remember to calculate the percentage of HCA in the supplement you're taking to arrive at the right supplement dosage. If it's 60 percent HCA, as in Super CitriMax, you'll need about 1,500 mg, three times a day, of the supplement." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) "Add Conjugated Linoleic Acid Then there's cla (which stands for conjugated linoleic acid). Whenever I'm asked to comment about trans fats and I go into the whole speech about "the right amount of trans fats in the human diet is zero," I always have to remind myself to add this caveat: I'm talking about man-made trans fats (e.g., partially hydrogenated oils). There's actually one trans fat, believe it or not, that's found naturally and is one of the most beneficial fats you can consume." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) "I've changed my opinion about a few things since writing that book—notably on cla and HCA—but I haven't changed my mind about fiber. It's not expensive, it's not exotic, it's not sexy, but it works like a charm. More than a dozen clinical studies have used dietary fiber supplements for weight loss, most with positive outcomes. When you take fiber supplements with water before meals, the water-soluble fiber binds to water in the stomach, making you feel full and less likely to overeat." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

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