Hi! My name is Brooke Schliewe and I am a junior at Tennessee Tech University. I am in the Pre-Med program and also a member of the Tech cross country and track team. I have always had an interest in medicince and how the human body works. For my Biological Communications class, I have decided to research the effects that the new diet aid called CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) has on the body of student athletes.I have set out to find how conjugated linoleic acid used as a dietary supplement promotes fat loss and lean muscle gain in athletes following an intense aerobic and anaerobic training program.