Taking CLA supplements for a few weeks may cause more damage to fats in your body, similar to how trans fats do, based on a chemical marker in urine.

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A High Intake of trans Fatty Acids Has Little Effect on Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Humans

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2011 Sep

The study found that eating a lot of CLA for 3 weeks made a specific chemical in urine — which shows body damage from stress — go up by about 167% compared to eating olive oil-like fats, meaning CLA may cause more oxidative stress.

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A High Intake of trans Fatty Acids Has Little Effect on Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Humans

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DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.134668

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