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Table 3 Body weight and BMI of overweight men participating in a RT program given placebo or CLA during a 12-week supplementation study[1]

From: Conjugated Linoleic Acid Supplementation Does Not Reduce Visceral Adipose Tissue in Middle-Aged Men Engaged in a Resistance-Training Program

 

Group

Week2

  

0

4

8

12

Body weight (kg)

     
 

Placebo (n = 13)

95.2 ± 13.8

96.2 ± 13.8*

96.3 ± 14.2

96.5 ± 14.8

 

CLA (n = 15)

97.0 ± 16.5

97.5 ± 16.2

97.3 ± 16.1

97.6 ± 16.4

BMI (kg/m2)

     
 

Placebo (n = 13)

30.4 ± 4.6

30.7 ± 4.6

30.7 ± 4.6

30.8 ± 4.8

 

CLA (n = 15)

30.3 ± 4.4

30.4 ± 4.4

30.4 ± 4.4

30.5 ± 4.5

  1. 1 Values are mean ± SD. * Significantly different from week 0, P < 0.05 (paired t-test).
  2. 2 Week 0 = baseline; Week 4 = end of placebo period for all subjects (run-in period); Week 8 = end of the CLA and placebo periods (supplementation period); Week 12 = end of placebo period for all subjects (run-out period).
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Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

ISSN: 1550-2783

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