What Is CLA?
Otherwise known as an abbreviation for conjugated linoleic acid, CLA has been known quite recently for its weight loss results. It is a good fatty acid, not an omega fatty acid at this time, which have actually been known for being good fatty acids that promote greater heart health more than anything else. With this in mind, CLA claims that you can burn fat and build lean muscle mass at the same time. They talk about having the ultimate stimulant free results, and some other stimulant free ingredients like collagen and for that matter l-carnitine have tried to follow suit.
About CLA
However, this in mind, the simple fact is that those other ingredients do not promote those results, and at the very least, CLA has greater heart health benefits, which again they do not. This being said, CLA has been through studies, using amounts of about 4500mg typically speaking. So obviously enough, you are highly unlikely at best to get this amount of CLA in any given diet pill. However those studies suggest that if you do, it can help you to burn fat and build lean muscle mass at the same time.
The End Conclusion
This being said, the studies actually showed about 2 extra pounds per year. So while it may be good for heart health and overall body composition, it works slowly and debatably at best. This is what would justify much talk about rigged studies in the natural community. With this in mind, we would definitely recommend against the use of CLA as a main or the sole ingredient in any weight loss formula. But we wouldn’t completely discount its possible results as a whole.