| Medicinal Ingredients (Per Capsule): | |
| Conjugated Linoleic Acid (80%) | 1000mg |
- Maple Organics’ Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) helps control weight in obese individuals by reducing body fat and enhancing lean body mass.
- CLA has also demonstrated an ability to normalize impaired glucose tolerance and may be of use to diabetics. Conjugated linoleic acid is a mixture of different isomers (chemical forms) of linoleic acid.
- Linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid that has various antioxidant and anti-tumor properties; studies on mice and rats show promising results in reducing mammary, skin, and colon tumor growth.
- Studies of CLA in humans show a tendency for reduced body fat, particularly of the abdomens, it helps change total lipid level, and decreases whole body glucose uptake.
- According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, CLA increases lean body mass and reduces overall body fat mass. The improved muscle to fat ratio is believed to stem from CLA’s ability to improve insulin sensitivity in the body. This elevated level of insulin sensitivity allows fatty acids and glucose to easily move toward muscle cells and away from fat issues, resulting in an increase of total energy in fat and muscle tissue.
- This increase of total energy in the cells enhances fat metabolism in muscle and fat cells leading to reduction in body fat and increased muscle production.
