Every month it seems as though a new study is uncovering another benefit from taking CLA – conjugated linoleic acid. Previous research in humans suggests that CLA aids in fat metabolism. Fat is an important energy fuel source. Theoretically, better fat metabolism would provide more substrate to fuel exercise.
A recent study in rodents has shown that CLA increased the use of fat as a fuel source. No only that, it also increased exercise endurance capacity by 25%. These results were obtained in rodents and need to be confirmed in human trials. However, CLA is already shown to improve fat metabolism in human trials, so CLA’s ability to boost endurance exercise performance is a real possibility.
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc.
