SynthesisLipids in health and disease2015
Effect of conjugated linoleic acid on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trials.
Synthesis in Lipids in health and disease, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Role of Diet in the Prevention of Hypertension and Management of Blood Pressure: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Interventional and Observational Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Pooled it
- The Dual Role of Conjugated Linoleic Acid in Obesity and Metabolic Disorders.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Isomers Modify the Fatty Acid Composition of Liver and Adipose Tissues.Iranian biomedical journal · 2025Article
- The Role of Dairy in Human Nutrition: Myths and Realities.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Meat and Human Health-Current Knowledge and Research Gaps.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- 9c11tCLA modulates 11t18:1 and 9t18:1 induced inflammations differently in human umbilical vein endothelial cells.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Serum Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Risk of Incident Heart Failure in Older Men: The British Regional Heart Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2018Observational
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Abstract
backgroundNumerous studies on animals evidenced that conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) could decrease blood pressure (BP) in several rat models. However, such beneficial effect is not completely supported by studies on humans.
methodsWe searched the Pubmed, Cochrane Library, and the ClinicalTrials.gov databases for relevant randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trials up to August 2014 to perform a meta-analysis. A random-effects model was used to calculate the combined treatment effects.
resultsEight studies with nine trials, which involved 638 participants with CLA supplementation ranging from 2.0 g/day to 6.8 g/day, were included in this meta-analysis. Compared with placebo, the pooled estimate of change was -0.03 mm Hg (95% CI: -2.29, 2.24, P=0.98) and 0.69 mm Hg (95% CI: -1.41, 2.80, P=0.52) in systolic and diastolic BPs, respectively. No significant heterogeneity across studies for systolic BP; however, substantial heterogeneity for diastolic BP was identified. Publication bias was not found for both systolic and diastolic BPs.
conclusionThe findings of this meta-analysis did not support the overall favorable effect of CLA supplementation on BP regulation.
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