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. 2010 Oct 30:2:62.
doi: 10.1186/1758-5996-2-62.

Conjugated Linoleic Acid: good or bad nutrient

Daniela C Gonçalves  1 , Fabio S Lira, Luiz C Carnevali Jr, Jose C Rosa, Gustavo D Pimentel, Marília Seelaender
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Conjugated Linoleic Acid: good or bad nutrient

Daniela C Gonçalves et al. Diabetol Metab Syndr. .

Abstract

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a class of 28 positional and geometric isomers of linoleic acid octadecadienoic.Currently, it has been described many benefits related to the supplementation of CLA in animals and humans, as in the treatment of cancer, oxidative stress, in atherosclerosis, in bone formation and composition in obesity, in diabetes and the immune system. However, our results show that, CLA appears to be not a good supplement in patients with cachexia.

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