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Table 4 Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) of overweight men participating in a resistance-training program given placebo or CLA during a 12-week 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

  
 

4

8

12

Change wk 4–8

Change wk 8–12

 

cm2

cm2

cm2

cm2

cm2

Placebo (n = 13)

167.25 ± 87.96

144.13 ± 84.96*

144.32 ± 89.18*

-23.12 ± 21.60

0.19 ± 18.11

CLA (n = 15)

172.17 ± 82.93

162.37 ± 98.39

166.91 ± 94.46

-9.79 ± 28.62

2.73 ± 14.99

  1. 1 Values are mean ± SD. *Significantly different from week 4, P < 0.05 (paired t-test).
  2. 2 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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