In 2006 there was a study presented at Digestive Disease Week that showed CLA supplements induce a change in body fat distribution, with the greatest fat reductions occurring in the abdomen and legs. Meanwhile, body weight and body mass index are essentially unaffected. The study stated that the changes that were found were independent of diet and exercise. A Dr. Einerhand stated that, “fat mass decreases and muscle mass increases.

Reuters Health of New York reported in Nov of 06 that high intakes of high fat dairy foods and CLA might reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. This news came from a report in the October American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. "High-fat dairy, and not only low-fat dairy, may be beneficial," Dr. Susanna C. Larsson from Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden told Reuters Health. The cancer risk reduction was most pronounced for the incidence of cancer in the distal colon. Intake of CLA was also related to colorectal cancer risk, the investigators observed, with the highest consumption of CLA produced a 29% risk reduction.