CLA – conjugated linoleic acid – is finding increasing use in sports nutrition products, with active consumers attracted by its benefits for body composition, says BASF.
Leading CLA researchers and suppliers have slammed product claims that safflower oil is superior to CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) for reducing 'belly' fat, as the CLA community unites to set the record straight on the science.
Long-term intakes of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may be associated with bone strength in men, says a new study from Canada and Australia, but the conclusions have been questioned by a leading CLA supplier.
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is safe for use in foods at doses of 3-3.5g per day, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has affirmed in an opinion broadly welcomed by a key player even if novel foods approval remains elusive.
Daily supplements of CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) may reduce body weight and body fat levels in obese Chinese consumers, say results from a clinical trial.
Probiotic bacteria strains tailored to express produce conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may be able to modify fat tissues, and could play a role in the prevention and treatment of obesity, according to new research in mice.
Fat reduction ingredient conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is one step closer to novel food approval in Europe, after the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) gave its stamp of approval for the ingredient’s safety.
Daily consumption of CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) may reduce the body fat mass and total body weight in healthy but overweight and obese children, says a new study.
Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) player, Lipid Nutrition, has launched its first GRAS (generally recognized as safe)-certified food in the US with a yogurt that has launched in the Minnesota area.
Daily intake of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) does not affect kidney and liver function, says a new study with humans that adds compelling support to the safety of the ingredient.
Conjugated linolenic acid (CLA) and L-arginine consumed together have separate but not additive effects on weight loss, according to a study conducted on rats.
In response to a recent BMJ editorial claiming that only drugs are effective for weight loss, members of the global food and supplements industries have defended the efficacy of their products, calling the article the “latest misinformed campaign”.
Combining conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) with calcium may enhance bone mass, and explain inconsistencies from earlier studies, says new research from the US.
The consumption of food enriched with conjugated linoleic acid can increase the level of these potentially healthy fatty acids in breast milks, according to a recent study.
Supplements of conjugated linoleic acids (CLA), previously reported
to have benefits for weight in adults, could also help children,
and possibly aid in the fight against childhood obesity.
The use of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) as a functional
ingredient in skim milk can cut body fat mass by three per cent,
says a new study from Spain.
Cognis is using a new study, linking CLA to positively altering fat
oxidation and energy burning during sleep, to back-up up marketing
behind branded its Tonalin.
PharmaNutrients has secured a US patent for the use of CLA
for preventing and treating metabolic syndrome, giving
the company exclusive access to burgeoning market potential.
Norwegian biotech Natural and ArkoPharma have reached a settlement
in a patent infringement lawsuit relating to Natural's patents on
conjugated linoleic acid (CLA).
A meta-analysis of human studies supports claims that conjugated
linoleic acid (CLA) has the potential to help reduce fat mass,
highlighting it as a possible aid in the fight against obesity.
Dietary supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)
increased lean body mass, adding to previous studies supporting the
weight management potential of the ingredient.
PharmaNutrients is looking to take CLA into the heart health arena,
after obtaining the exclusive worldwide rights to the Kritchevsky
patent on reduction of atherosclerotic plaques.
Following the juxtaposition of two CLA (conjugated linoleic acid)
studies in a communiqué from Ohio State University, Cognis and the
lead author have spoken out to clarify what they say is a
misrepresentation of the results.
Two Ohio State University studies involving CLA fed to mice and
rats are reported to have brought about diverging results that
suggest opposing potential effects in humans. However, it is
generally accepted that humans react physiologically...
Supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) prevented
age-related bone loss in mice, says a new study that could offer a
dietary therapy for protecting against the ever-growing threat of
osteoporosis.
Supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) could prevent
weight and fat gain at times of the year when people are most
susceptible, as well as during the natural ageing process, says a
new study supported by Cognis.
Lipid Nutrition is today announcing the findings of a new human
trial using CLA, that reinforces the fatty acid's fat mass
reduction claim and shed light on the main locations of the fat
reduction on the human body.
More clinical studies using humans are needed to better understand
the effects of conjugated linoleic acids, found naturally in dairy
and meat, on weight loss and other aspects of consumers' health.
Norwegian lipid research firm Natural says it has completed its
transformation to a biotechnology company after exiting all of its
supplement sales activities.
PharmaNutrients has added another patent to its intellectual
property store, on the use of CLA One to prevent or minimize the
onset of stress catabolic response in patients who have undergone
surgery or suffer from auto-immune disorders...
A report recommending measures to reduce trans fat consumption in
France raises questions about the safety of conjugated linoleic
acid (CLA), currently being marketed for its weight loss benefits,
and also considered a trans fat...
Supplements of conguated linoleic acid (CLA) taken for two years
helped overweight adults keep their body fat mass down, without
having to restrict calories or change exercise habits, shows a
study published today.
US-based PharmaNutrients has developed a digylceride form of the
fatty acid CLA, which it says could offer enhanced fat loss through
an additional mechanism, reports Dominique Patton.
PharmaNutrients has taken further steps to build up its position in
the CLA market by filing the first structure-function claims for
the body composition benefits of its branded CLA (conjugated
linoleic acid) product CLA One.
PharmaNutrients has been granted a new patent for its combination
of CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) with glucosamine and ascorbic
acid, used to address inflammation-related disorders, reports
Jess Halliday.
Cognis' energies at last week's SupplySide West show in Las Vegas -
which closed its doors on Friday - were concentrated on its body
fat reducing product Tonalin, which continues to drive sales in the
company's health...
Health ingredients firm Cognis launched a new form of CLA suitable
for use in beverages, nutritional bars and dietary supplements, at
last week's Supply Side West show in Las Vegas, reports Philippa
Nuttall.
Netherlands-based Lipid Nutrition has introduced a 95 per cent
concentration of its Clarinol brand conjugated linoleic acid (CLA),
said to be the highest form of CLA available to the nutraceutical
market.
Dutch firm Loders Croklaan Lipid Nutrition is the first company to
demonstrate the safety of its conjugated linoleic acid, a fatty
acid hailed as the next big weight loss ingredient, writes
Dominique Patton.
Loders Croklaan specialty fats unit Lipid Nutrition has settled a
patent dispute with Norwegian licensing company Natural, defending
the rights to its manufacturing process for CLA, the leading
product in its portfolio.
The firm that introduced CLA to the functional foods industry is
going back to its roots to concentrate on further developing
technology for health-promoting lipids.
The flurry of activity in CLA applications is being backed by a
growing body of research to support the ingredient, particularly
for its effects on weight loss, potentially one of its most
profitable uses in the functional foods market.
A probiotic cheese and products with high CLA levels are among the
foods being developed at a new €16 million functional food research
centre, recently opened in Ireland. One of its goals is to boost
the competitive advantage of Irish...
The fatty acid CLA not only helps weight loss but also appears to
help people reduce body fat over the long-term, suggest preliminary
findings presented by Cognis Nutrition and Health last week.
After three years of legal arguments with Norway's Natural over the
rights to CLA patents, US-based PharmaNutrients has been awarded a
sublicence giving it access to the WARF patents.
