C.L.A. supplements for weight loss is a risky business

If you haven't already tried C.L.A., otherwise known as "conjugated linoleic acid," you've probably wondered if you should. It's in health food stores everywhere -- flashing it's weight loss claims temptingly at you from the shelf, daring you to see if they're true or not.

So are they? Seems like they are, but just a little and with other potential costs to your health. A recent study showed that taking C.L.A. daily does seem to help people lose very small amounts of body fat, but it also appears to be linked to heart disease risk by increasing leptin, lipoprotein, and C-reactive protein levels in the bloodstream.

Doesn't sound worth it to me.