Description: CLA 1000mg 90softgels by Ultimate NutritionResearch Proven to Build Muscle, Reduce Body Fat, and Induce a Optimum Cellular Environment For Improved Health! CLA - Conjugated Linoleic Acid - is not a new discovery as some magazines would have you believe. However, a better understanding of its effects are leading to potential applications that are extremely new and exciting. CLA was discovered by accident in 1978 by Michael W. Pariza at the University of Wisconsin while looking for mutagen formations in meat during cooking. Although all the intricacies of CLA are not fully understood, it is widely accepted in the research community that CLA counterbalances the negative effects of linoleic acid and regulates fat and protein metabolism in animals. Pariza, director of the Food Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin said, "growing body of data indicates that CLA is a newly recognized nutrient that functions to regulate energy retention and metabolism". CLA can best b