Fatty acid
Conjugated Linoleic Acid
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a group of linoleic acid isomers with slightly different structures. Dairy products and beef are its main food sources.
Also listed as CLA, Rumenic Acid
Food and supplements answer different questions
Beef and dairy foods naturally contain CLA. Supplement trials test concentrated preparations, so their findings do not establish that choosing more of these foods produces the same changes in body composition. 1 2
Sources
- Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
- The effects of conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on anthropometrics and body composition indices in adults British Journal of Nutrition, 2024