11.01.03
According to new research findings, Tonalin® conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which is a licensed product of Cognis Nutrition & Health, helps prevent regain of body fat among those taking the supplement for two years. This research is a one-year continuation of the original 12-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 180 overweight subjects. In the first year, subjects were randomized in one of three groups, including placebo or CLA as either a free fatty acid or a triglyceride. In the second 12-month phase of the study, all subjects took CLA supplements as triglycerides. Tonalin CLA supplementation appeared to prevent subjects in the two CLA groups from regaining the 8% of body fat they lost in the first year. The participants that had been on a placebo the first year and then took CLA for 12 months experienced a 5% reduction in body fat.