CLA is conjugated linoleic acid. Raw milk contains this if the cows have been feeding on grass. So why is it important?
One of the things that CLA does for us is to help us build muscle. Most of the beef and milk that you buy these days comes from beef that are raised in pens and fed specific feed. If you look at the pens, there is not a blade of grass to be found. So the beef that we buy does not contain CLA or very little, and we are becoming CLA deficient.
In addition to helping us build strong muscle, CLA helps remove abdominal fat. You will sometimes see it advertised as a weight loss supplement. While it does help decrease abdominal fat, you won't see huge drops in weight by taking it. What you will see is loss of inches. CLA also helps increase the metabolic rate which will assist in weight loss also. These two assests in turn help the body utilize insulin more efficiently and you will see a decrease in insulin resistance.
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Dr. Linda,
You have mentioned milk from cows--are there benefits or drawbacks to drinking goat's milk? Or is it pretty much the same as cow's milk?
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