In a magazine I read this week, I found something interesting about a supplement that is being recommended by the “First Lady of Nutrition,” Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., as a weight loss pill.  It’s called Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) and here is what Dr. Gittleman had to say:

“A supplement that delivers amazing results is conjugated linoleic acid (CLA).  People who took 3 grams daily lost 10% of their belly fat and kept the weight off without struggle, according to research at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.  In the same study, people who didn’t take CLA gained weight.)  CLA impairs the fat-absorbing enzyme lipoprotein lipase, and since less fat is stored, existing fat is burned for fuel.”

This was in the April 16, 2007 issue of ”First for Women” magazine.  Dr. Gittleman suggests Uni Key CLA-1000 from UniKeyHealth.com.  I plan to research this further to see if there are other articles and/or studies out there supporting the idea that CLA aids in weight loss.