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Beneficial effects of conjugated linoleic acid in Crohn's disease

Researchers at Virginia Tech in the United States, have described beneficial effects of new supply of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). This time, there have been improvements in patients with .

Laboratory Specialists of Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine (NIMML) from Virginia Tech in collaboration with the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina have described a new indication for the contribution of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) .

Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) is a safe and highly effective nutrient in reducing body fat while preserving and even slightly increasing muscle mass. It is found in meat and dairy products from ruminant animals, and the effective concentrations are provided through supplements, in the case of Argentina is marketed under the name of Metabolic CLA.

Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of North Carolina Kim L. Isaacs said "In our study patients with Crohn's disease who received 1800 mg of CLA (2 caps Metabolic CLA / Tonalin) showed significant improvement."

And added, "there was a marked improvement in disease activity and quality of life in 50% of subjects. In all cases the CLA was well tolerated. These results are very encouraging and will have to be verified in a randomized controlled trial "

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Dietary fat and colon cancer

La dieta grasa produce cancer de colon New clues on the relationship between dietary fat and cancer of the
Researchers found genetic changes that affect how the body uses insulin.
Researchers say they have discovered clues about how fat diet increases the risk of colon cancer.

"It has always been questions about why things such as diet and obesity are independent risk factors for colon cancer. This study suggests how and why rich in fat are associated with colon cancer, "he said in a news release from Temple University lead author Carmen Sapienza, a professor of pathology of the Fels Institute of Cancer Research and Molecular Biology of the University.

Sapienza and colleagues examined the colon healthy tissue of patients with colon cancer and found that epigenetic marks on genes involved in the breakdown of carbohydrates, fats and amino acids (common in a fat Western diet) appear to have been retrained.

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