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SISU - Sisu Tonalin Cla 1250mg (120c)
$CAD 34.99
Scientific Background
Our bodies convert food into energy: glucose. If glucose is burned as it is created, our stores of fatty tissue do not increase. But when food energy is consumed more quickly than it can be burned, it is converted into fat. Losing weight involves reversing the process: burning more energy than is consumed. Yet for many people, it is not that simple. Many factors genetic, environmental, behavioural, psychological, social, and hormonal, play roles in body weight, sometimes creating obstacles to weight loss. But the real issue is not weight loss, rather fat loss and lean gain. Often when people diet, at the same time as they are losing fatty tissue, they are losing lean tissue. This is not desirable, because lean tissue burns energy at a higher rate than fatty tissue. What people should strive to do is lose fat and increase lean. Because lean tissue is more compact and denser than fatty tissue, replacing fat with lean does not necessarily result in overall weight loss. But it does result in loss of inches, a more toned appearance and decreased risk of health problems associated with being overweight. Some substances can support fat loss and lean gain by increasing the rate at which the body burns energy, decreasing the rate at which the body converts energy to fat, or both. One such supplement is conjugated linoleic acid, or CLA. CLA is a polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs naturally in many foods, especially meat and dairy products. The body uses CLA to convert glucose to energy. Without adequate CLA, glucose is converted to fat. However, changes in the ways livestock are raised have reduced the amount of CLA we consume naturally. CLA supplements can help.
How it Helps
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)
One study of 134 obese adults showed that taking CLA daily for up to two years resulted in 6 to 8 percent loss in body fat, without any changes to diet or exercise habits. Most of this fat loss occurred in the first six months, but continued supplementation supported participants to keep the fat off. CLA is also useful to healthy people of normal weight with good exercise habits, who want to tone up and slim down by converting existing body fat to lean tissue. In a study of 20 healthy, normal-weight men and women who exercised intensely for 90 minutes three times weekly, taking CLA daily helped them lose up to 4 percent of their body fat in 12 weeks. Another study showed that intense exercise combined with CLA supported fat loss better than exercise alone.
CLA
Losing fat and increasing lean has spin-off benefits: Lean tissue raises your metabolism. An increase in metabolism helps you keep fat off. Moreover, a higher metabolism means more energy. With increased energy comes an increased inclination to be physically active. This burns even more fat, increases lean tissue further, and supports that healthy metabolism in a very healthy self-perpetuating cycle. So with a little kick-start from SISU Tonalin® CLA, you can just keep feeling and looking better and better!
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