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CLA - The Secret Weapon for Weight Loss?

Certain fatty acids are essential to the body's functions. Essential means it is a needed nutrient. The body can't work properly without it. We must have a certain amount of essential nutrients each day or week to ensure good health and to keep our vital organs it good working order. Our bodies can store some nutrients for later use, but they need replenished on a bi-weekly basis at most.

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a free fatty acid essential to good health. It is found naturally in some foods and can also be taken in supplement form. It has been shown in animal studies have exciting health benefits. CLA has been found to have anti-carcinogen properties and may also be beneficial to heart health. It's full potential has not yet been discovered, but is known to help metabolize fats and proteins.

Grass fed cows have much higher amounts of CLA than factory-raised cattle. That means CLA is many times more abundant in range fed beef than mass raised cows in feedlots, and in the milk of pastured cows. Unfortunately, almost all of the beef available in grocery stores comes from confined, feedlot cattle, and almost all the milk comes from confined cows who rarely, if ever, eat a blade of grass.

Other naturally-raised animals have CLA also. Free range turkeys have a surprising amount of CLA when compared to chickens or pigs. Wild game is also a great source of CLA. It was initially thought that sheep had the greatest levels, but Clare Engelke at the University of Western Australia may have discovered that Kangaroo meat could be the highest source of CLA with as much as 5 times the levels of rudiments.

CLA has amazing health benefits and offers hope for cancer patients. In studies on it's anti-carcinogenic properties, CLA has been found to stop cancer in all three of its stages; initiation, promotion, and metastasis. Most cancer fighting drugs only work on one stage. It is no wonder cancer skyrocketed in the 60's and 70s, when factory farms became increasingly popular.

The Journal of Nutrition published the results of a double blind randomized study in the year 2000 in which the results showed a six pound body fat reduction was achievable while taking 3.4 grams of CLA per day. Other research has also showed that those taking CLA tend to produce muscle instead of fat. CLA is helpful in losing belly fat and enhancing the growth of muscle. It also has been found to increase metabolism.

Purdue University performed a study on the health benefits of CLA. Surprisingly it was found that CLA lowered triglycerides, reduced blood sugar, and increased levels of insulin. Research has been conducted on CLA in a number of different ways, resulting in astonishing findings. Other benefits identified in these studies of CLA include immune system enhancement, and the reduction in severity of allergic reactions to foods.

To ensure you receive the most out of your food, buy locally from a trusted farmer who raises his animals naturally, and learn for yourself the benefits of eating the true "natural" way. It will improve your overall health while helping you lose weight much more easily.

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