Medium-chain triglycerides MCT
<p>Jul 25, 2011 10:31 AM (dangerous... forget it!)</p>
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Country Sun sells NOW MCT for 20 bucks for 32 ozs. mix 50/50 with butter to make mix similar to coconut oil
with the taste of butter.</p>
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Jan 06, 2012 08:01 PM
6 carbon to 12 carbon...</p>
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<b>MCTs passively diffuse from the </b><a class="mw-redirect" title="GI tract" href="/wiki/GI_tract"><b>GI tract</b></a><b> to the </b><a class="mw-redirect" title="Portal system" href="/wiki/Portal_system"><b>portal system</b></a><b> </b>(longer fatty acids are absorbed into the <a class="mw-redirect" title="Lymphatic system" href="/wiki/Lymphatic_system">lymphatic system</a>) without requirement for modification like <a class="mw-redirect" title="Long-chain fatty acids" href="/wiki/Long-chain_fatty_acids">long-chain fatty acids</a> or very-long-chain fatty acids. In addition,<b> MCTs do not require bile salts for digestion</b>. Patients that have malnutrition or <a class="mw-redirect" title="Malabsorption syndromes" href="/wiki/Malabsorption_syndromes">malabsorption syndromes</a> are treated with MCTs because they do not require energy for absorption, utilization, or storage.<b> </b><a title="Coconut oil" href="/wiki/Coconut_oil"><b>Coconut oil</b></a><b> is composed of approximately 66% medium-chain triglycerides</b>. Other rich sources of MCTs include <a title="Palm oil" href="/wiki/Palm_oil">palm kernel oils</a> and <a title="Cinnamomum camphora" href="/wiki/Cinnamomum_camphora">camphor tree</a> drupes. The fatty acids found in MCTs are called <a class="mw-redirect" title="Medium-chain fatty acid" href="/wiki/Medium-chain_fatty_acid">medium-chain fatty acids</a>. The names of the medium-chain fatty acids (and the corresponding number of carbons) found in MCTs are <a class="mw-redirect" title="Caproic acid" href="/wiki/Caproic_acid">caproic acid</a> (C6), <a title="Caprylic acid" href="/wiki/Caprylic_acid">caprylic acid</a> (C8), <a class="mw-redirect" title="Capric acid" href="/wiki/Capric_acid">capric acid</a> (C10) and <a title="Lauric acid" href="/wiki/Lauric_acid">lauric acid</a> (C12). MCTs are composed of a glycerol backbone and three of these fatty acids. The approximate ratios of these fatty acids in commercial MCT products derived from coconut oil;</p>
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Due to their ability to be absorbed rapidly by the body,<b> medium-chain triglycerides have found use in the treatment of a variety of malabsorption ailments. MCT supplementation with a low-fat diet has been described as the cornerstone of treatment for </b><a class="mw-redirect" title="Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia" href="/wiki/Primary_intestinal_lymphangiectasia"><b>primary intestinal lymphangiectasia</b></a><b> (Waldmann's disease).</b><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><b>[</b><b>12</b><b>]</b></a></sup><b> MCTs are an ingredient in </b><a title="Parenteral nutrition" href="/wiki/Parenteral_nutrition"><b>parenteral nutritional</b></a><b> emulsions</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[13]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[14]</a></sup> Studies have also shown promising results for <a title="Epilepsy" href="/wiki/Epilepsy">epilepsy</a> treatment through the use of <a title="Ketogenic diet" href="/wiki/Ketogenic_diet">ketogenic dieting</a></p>