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Q: I notice a lot more guys are using CLA to help shed fat. What’s the deal? How does it help burn fat?

A: CLA actually helps with fat loss in a few different ways. But the main way CLA improves fat loss is by increasing the activity of fat-burning enzymes and decreasing the activity of fat-storing enzymes. One of the more recent studies showed that treatment with CLA isomer trans-10, cis-12 resulted in a reduction in fatty acid synthase activity, lipid synthesis and fatty acid synthase mRNA expression. When used chronically (mega doses), CLA can also boost fat loss by increasing energy expenditure. In another recent study, CLA isomers cis-9, trans-11 and trans-10, cis-12 increased fat oxidation and energy expenditure during sleep and the percentage of energy expenditure from protein was reduced during sleep in subjects using CLA, but not in the placebo subjects. These results lend more support to the fact that CLA can not only help with fat loss, but also help preserve muscle mass at the same time!