Tonalin CLA

Can Tonalin CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid) help you lose weight and specifically help you reduce belly fat? The answer might be a surprising and wonderful yes. Many of us struggle with being overweight. Being overweight or obese causes dangerous health problems and can negatively impact our quality of life by lowering our self esteem. New studies are giving increased hope to the idea that a simple and safe natural supplement may help people lose weight.


Recent research done out of the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, found that overweight adults who took a daily supplement of CLA managed to lose weight prior to Christmas holidays. More importantly, the subjects taking the CLA supplement were able to maintain their weights while simultaneously reducing the amount of their daily exercise and gobbling down typical holiday fare.


The remarkable results of this holiday study were repeated by researchers at the University of Wisconsin which is located in Madison, Wisconsin. This second study had a sample size of 40 overweight adults. In this second study researchers gave half of their study subjects a daily supplement of Tonalin CLA while the other half took a placebo pill. The subjects were studied over a period of six months.


The researchers controlled the amount of food and exercise each subject had. Accordingly, there were no differences between the control group and the CLA supplement group in this regard. They discovered that the control group or the placebo group had Christmas holiday weight gain that was significantly more than compared to that gained in the pre-holiday period. The researchers found that the group that took the CLA supplement lost weight prior to the Christmas holiday season and maintained their weight over the holidays.


At the end of the 24 week study, the group taking the CLA supplement lost a total of 2.2 pounds of fat. Also during the critical pre-holiday season period (November and December), the CLA group lost weight while the control group gained a total of 1.5 pounds of fat mass. Just over two pounds of fat might sound minimal. However, this loss was strictly “fat” and not water loss or muscle loss. Also the difference between the groups was almost 4 punds of flabby fat.The subjects who took the Tonalin CLA supplement also found that they seemed to lose primarilybelly fat. Belly fat is associated with an increased risk of heart disease so the loss of belly fat is a big plus for CLA supplements.


There are a few different types of CLA supplements. Research showed that a mixture of two common forms held the most promise for fat loss. Happily, this mixed form is easy to find. Tonalin CLA is the only easily available and clinically proven form of CLA. It was used in the above described studies. Also Tonalin CLA is cheaper than other CLA tablets like Green Abs.


The studies and research seem to indicate that that there are very few risks in taking the mixed-form Conjugated Linoleic Acid or Tonalin CLA supplements. If considering whether CLA supplements would be an appropriate inclusion in your weight loss program you should talk to your doctor or pharmasict