Thread: Nitro T-3 and CLA any comments on either of these?

Have any of you had any results with either of these two products. Obviously they do different things.

Was told to try these two, anyone use these?

Thanks...

I been taking CLA for about 8 months. I don't really know if it is helping lose body fat, but I feel it helps keep it in check. The stuff by NOW at bulknutrition is the best price. It's like $17 for 180 pills.

I read that the stuff does work but you need to keep taking it for a few months.

I take it mostly because it's such a good EFA. It used to be found in beef decades ago before they started feeding cattle the garbage they do today. Researchers beleive that may be a reason people that eat a lot of beef today are usally over weight. CLA is supposed to increase lean mass and help stop/slow the break down of lean muscle tissue.


Here is a study I found at pubmed that helped me decide to start taking it



Scandinavian Clinical Research AS, NO-2027 Kjeller, Norway. j-m@scr.no

After 12 mo in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) supplementation (2 groups received CLA as part of a triglyceride or as the free fatty acid, and 1 group received olive oil as placebo), 134 of the 157 participants who concluded the study were included in an open study for another 12 mo. The goals of the extension study were to evaluate the safety [with clinical chemistry analyses and reported adverse events (AEs)] and assess the effects of CLA on body composition [body fat mass (BFM), lean body mass (LBM), bone mineral mass (BMM)], body weight, and BMI. All subjects were supplemented with 3.4g CLA/d in the triglyceride form. Circulating lipoprotein(a) and thrombocytes increased in all groups. There was no change in fasting blood glucose. Aspartate amino transferase, but not alanine amino transferase, increased significantly. Plasma total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol were reduced, whereas HDL cholesterol and triglycerides were unchanged. The AE rate decreased compared with the first 12 mo of the study. Body weight and BFM were reduced in the subjects administered the placebo during the initial 12 mo study (-1.6 +/- 3.2 and -1.7 +/- 2.8 kg, respectively). No fat or body weight changes occurred in the 2 groups given CLA during the initial 12 mo. LBM and BMM were not affected in any of the groups. Changes in body composition were not related to diet and/or training. In conclusion, this study shows that CLA supplementation for 24 mo in healthy, overweight adults was well tolerated. It confirms also that CLA decreases BFM in overweight humans, and may help maintain initial reductions in BFM and weight in the long term.


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