CLA Conjugated Linoliec Acid

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CLA Conjugated Linoliec Acid


Is there an easy way to prevent cancer? Researchers have tried for years to find a cure for cancer. But what if there were a way to prevent it all together? Many people would jump the gun to find out how. There have been studies done on a way to prevent cancer. It has been proven that conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is an essential fatty acid that is an anti-carcinogen.

A researcher at the University of Wisconsin preformed an observation in 1988. He was studying lab rats that had been fed hamburger meat. This is when the first effects of CLA were discovered. A study was preformed by dairy scientist, Larry Statter. His discovery was that cows left to feed on fresh grass had a higher percentage of CLA as to cows fed harvested feed (www.mercola.com).

Taking in more cow products may not be an essential way to have CLA enter the body because it is found in low amounts. However, there are CLA supplements that could be purchased to get a higher intake of the fatty acid. CLA helps the dairy and beef industry out because more people are buying their products instead of the expensive supplements (www.thinkerchem.com).

A sales article posted on www.fatburner.com stated that CLA is a ¡§non-essential fatty acid.¡¨ It is also stated in the article that CLA is found in animals that regurgitate their food to further break it down into cud, mainly cows and sheep. In the article there is also a list of benefits from CLA:

„« Display powerful anti-carcinogenic properties
„« Help diabetics control blood sugar levels
„« Act as an anti-oxidant
„« Encourages muscle growth
„« Regulate and control fat metabolism
„« Improve good cholesterol levels
„« Reduce the incidence of heart disease
„« Accelerate fat weight loss



An article from www.thinkerchem.com has a shorter list that researchers have found to be true about CLA:

„« CLA inhibits growth of cancerous tumors
„« CL...