FIGURE 2.

Mean (±SE) changes in body composition after 7 mo of treatment with 3 g/d of an 80% conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) 50:50 mixture of cis-9,trans-11 and trans-10,cis-12 isomers in triglyceride form compared with a sunflower-oil placebo. Results are expressed as the percentage of body weight, and the differences were determined by a 2-tailed t test. Includes subjects who completed follow-up measures with outliers beyond 3 SD from the mean removed. n = 27–28 in the CLA group, and n = 23–25 in the placebo group. Excluded outliers are indicated as data points above or below the bars. ^a,bSignificant between-group comparison: ^aP ≤ 0.001,^bP ≤ 0.05.