Effects of milk supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid on weight ...

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Nutr Hosp. 2013;28(6):2090-2098 ISSN 0212-1611 • CODEN NUHOEQ S.V.R. 318

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Effects of milk supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid on weight control and body composition in healthy overweight people Bricia López-Plaza1, Laura M. Bermejo1, Thabata Koester Weber1, Pilar Parra2, Francisca Serra2, Marta Hernández3, Samara Palma Milla1 y Carmen Gómez-Candela1 Nutrition Department. Hospital La Paz Health Research Institute (IdiPaz). La Paz University Hospital. Madrid. Spain. Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Nutrición y Biotyecnología. University of the Balearic Islands and CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), E-07122. Palma de Mallorca. Spain. 3Nutrition Department. Corporación Alimentaria Peña Santa, SA. (CAPSA). Granda-Siero. Asturias. Spain. 1 2

Abstract Introduction: Conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs) have shown beneficial effects in weight control therapy however this relation is not clear. Objetive: The aim of the study was to examine the effects and safety of 3 g of a 1:1 mix of c9-t11 and t10-c12 on weight control and body composition in healthy overweight individuals. Methods: A prospective, placebo-controlled, randomised double-blind, parallel clinical trial lasting 24 weeks was carried out in 38 volunteers (29w, 9m) aged 30-55 years and BMI ≥27-