CLA Supplements | Does they Work or Just Hype?

When it comes to CLA, the main problem is reliability. You just can't rely on it. Whenever I read studies or trials about CLA, I read words like "it may" or "maybe" or "potentially" or "could".

Nothing is certain when you take CLA which is why I don't recommend it. Conjugated linoleic acid is surrounded by inflated claims but the truth is that it may or may not work and when it does work, the benefits are quite small.

According to studies you may be able to burn a quarter of a pound of excess fat stored in your body for a whole week when taking CLA supplementation, although this is not very reliable and individual results may very well vary significantly to the point that one individual can not benefit at all, at least in terms of fat burning, from taking CLA.

Caffeine, for instance, is better and more reliable. Individual results do vary with caffeine as well, especially because there is something called tolerance, some people are caffeine tolerant while others, I believe the term is caffeine naive. Basically, if you drink coffee regularly, for instance, your body becomes tolerant to the effect that caffeine has on you so it becomes less effective. Caffeine not only helps you in burning more calories by stimulating/boosting your metabolism but it also mimics adenosine and tricks the adenosine receptors in your brain, thus giving you the sensation that you aren't as tired as you were or would be and you feel as if you have more energy, more endurance so caffeine helps with performance which is great for exercising.

Basically, if you drink coffee regularly, for instance, your body becomes tolerant to the effect that caffeine has on you so it becomes less effective. Caffeine not only helps you in burning more calories by stimulating/boosting your metabolism but it also mimics adenosine and tricks the adenosine receptors in your brain, thus giving you the sensation that you aren't as tired as you were or would be and you feel as if you have more energy, more endurance so caffeine helps with performance which is great for exercising.

CLA just doesn't have the same credibility or reliability as caffeine does and I'm just using caffeine as an example, it could be something else, like guarana which actually has more caffeine in it than coffee beans (even more than twice as much). Conjugated linoleic acid can be found in beef, eggs, milk and other dairy products, safflower, sunflower, etc. It might offer modest results at a dose of 3.4 grams per day, above that it does not appear to offer more significant results despite the increase in dosage.

It might offer modest results at a dose of 3.4 grams per day, above that it does not appear to offer more significant results despite the increase in dosage. Anyway, in 2016, a new CLA supplement was launched, the CLA Safflower Oil. After one year, based on reviews it seems that CLA Safflower Oil diet is quite effective and it can help the weight loss process.