Comments on: Dr. Perricone’s Top 10 Super Supplements – #6 – Conjugated Linoleic Acid http://www.dailyperricone.com/2009/01/dr-perricone%e2%80%99s-top-10-super-supplements-6-conjugated-linoleic-acid/ Make Dr. Perricone a part of your Daily Routine Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:19:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alexis http://www.dailyperricone.com/2009/01/dr-perricone%e2%80%99s-top-10-super-supplements-6-conjugated-linoleic-acid/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Alexis Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:59:18 +0000 http://www.dailyperricone.com/?p=997#comment-156 Dear Sarah, Thank you for your inquiry. You are correct; there is one study that revealed that taking CLA can indeed raise CRP levels. So if anyone has a history of cardiovascular disease, they should be under the care of a nutritionally-oriented physician when taking CLA. That being said, CLA does contain antioxidant benefits, as shown in the following studies: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18656302?ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18409096?ordinalpos=9&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17408517?ordinalpos=21&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum CLA also improves insulin resistance and decreases body fat while enhancing muscle mass; this is what qualifies CLA as an anti-inflammatory. Excess body fat is now defined as a pro-inflammatory state, and taking CLA can help decrease internal inflammation by improving the body mass index. Hope this helps! Dear Sarah,

Thank you for your inquiry.

You are correct; there is one study that revealed that taking CLA can indeed raise CRP levels. So if anyone has a history of cardiovascular disease, they should be under the care of a nutritionally-oriented physician when taking CLA. That being said, CLA does contain antioxidant benefits, as shown in the following studies:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18656302?ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18409096?ordinalpos=9&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17408517?ordinalpos=21&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

CLA also improves insulin resistance and decreases body fat while enhancing muscle mass; this is what qualifies CLA as an anti-inflammatory. Excess body fat is now defined as a pro-inflammatory state, and taking CLA can help decrease internal inflammation by improving the body mass index.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.dailyperricone.com/2009/01/dr-perricone%e2%80%99s-top-10-super-supplements-6-conjugated-linoleic-acid/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Sarah Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:22:04 +0000 http://www.dailyperricone.com/?p=997#comment-140 Taking a CLA supplement may rasie the hs-CRP which is a marker of inflammation. How does this correlate with it being described as an anti-inflammatory? Sarah Taking a CLA supplement may rasie the hs-CRP which is a marker of inflammation. How does this correlate with it being described as an anti-inflammatory?
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