Side Effects of CLA
Many diet pills now contain CLA or Conjugated linoleic acid, which when found in normal foods can be harmless. However with the increased amounts of CLA in the diet pills, it can cause serious health issues. CLA can increase the fat stored in your liver which can lead to permanent damage of the liver or liver failure. It also increases the resistance to insulin made in your body. This can lead to diabetes or a metabolic disease.
CLA increases the rates of oxidative stress, which is when your body is unable to detoxify your blood. There have been studies done which also show that CLA increases gallstone formation, increased risk for heart failure and heart problems, and the impairment of blood vessels. CLA is not approved by the FDA, and is still being heavily researched. There have not been many human clinical trials done on CLA due to the many adverse effects that have shown up in the research studies done on mice and rats.
Of the few human clinical studies that have been done most of the participants have had adverse reactions to CLA. Although there are many side effects of CLA there have been no noted or reported drug interactions.