mrrich, you said “Humanity has existed alot longer than all these supplements out there, yet obesity hasn’t been such a problem until recently”. Here is something to think about. CLA is produced naturally by cows that eat grass. When humans eat dairy and beef, we consume CLA. However, over the past 50 years, cows are being raised to eat grain, not grass. Hence, cows only produce 1/6th of the CLA that they used to. During that time, obesity has become rampant and continues to get worse.
CLA is an obesity blocker. Since we only consume 1/6th of the CLA that USED to be found in milk, cheese, other dairy, and beef, it is more than coincidence that CLA does in fact help prevent obesity.
Studies have shown CLA will decrease body fat by 9% and increase lean muscle by 2%.
All that aside, I started taking CLA and my body became noticeably thinner within a week. My pants legs became baggy very quickly. Don’t question the effectiveness of CLA, it is not a drug, it is produced in nature and it DOES work, and is not a diet pill. It is an Omega 6 fatty acid and my very strong belief is that God intended us to eat CLA. We are just being denied it by raising cattle on grain so they can grow faster and fatter and cheaper.