CLA for weight loss

[foliedouce]

I know the PH collective all agree that to lose weight you need less calories in than you use, however has anyone used CLA pills to complement that approach (with exercise as well)?

I've lost the 'easy' weight (1 stone) but want to lose another 2 which would take me back to a weight I haven't been for 15 years. Tough ask but doable I reckon.

My Personal Trainer has recommended CLA, just wondered if anyone had any real world experience

Cheers

[foliedouce]

Thanks for the comments, I know the research is mixed, which is the case for most supplements, hence asking for real world experience.

Interestingly that study seems contradictory to me.

"A meta-analysis revealed a statistically significant difference in weight loss favouring CLA over placebo (mean difference: -0.70 kg; 95% confidence interval: -1.09, -0.32)"

"Our meta-analysis also revealed a small significant difference in fat loss favouring CLA over placebo (MD: -1.33 kg; 95% CI: -1.79, -0.86; I (2) = 54%)"

Note the above says a "small significant difference" - is it small or significant, how can it be both?

Yet despite the study showing that CLA has an impact on weight loss, the conclusion is:-

"The evidence from RCTs does not convincingly show that CLA intake generates any clinically relevant effects on body composition on the long term."

Baffled!