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Functional benefits of MCTs: a primer
Weight Management Two large “meta analyses” (combining data from numerous individual studies) have confirmed that intake of MCTs result in a reduction of body weight and body fat, with no...
Functional benefits of MCTs: a primer
Weight Management Two large “meta analyses” (combining data from numerous individual studies) have confirmed that intake of MCTs result in a reduction of body weight and body fat, with no...
Why consume MCT oil?
MCTs contain true medium chain fatty acids (MCFA; esterified to the glycerol backbone), having 8 and 10 carbons (Cunnane 2015). These MCFA are efficiently and rapidly digested (in the hepatic...
Why consume MCT oil?
MCTs contain true medium chain fatty acids (MCFA; esterified to the glycerol backbone), having 8 and 10 carbons (Cunnane 2015). These MCFA are efficiently and rapidly digested (in the hepatic...
C8 MCT OIL CANNOT BE GUARANTEED TO BE DERIVED F...
Background: Glycerol (glycerin) is the three carbon backbone that contains fatty acids on each of its positions in a triglyceride (TG) or triacylglycerol (TAG). TAGs represent the primary dietary form...
C8 MCT OIL CANNOT BE GUARANTEED TO BE DERIVED F...
Background: Glycerol (glycerin) is the three carbon backbone that contains fatty acids on each of its positions in a triglyceride (TG) or triacylglycerol (TAG). TAGs represent the primary dietary form...
C12 (LAURIC ACID), A MAJOR COMPONENT OF COCONUT...
Background: Coconut oil contains 6% C8, 7% C10 (C8+C10 range of 8-15%), 51% C12 (lauric acid) (range of 45-78%), 21% C14 (myristic acid), and 9% C16 (palmitic acid). Consuming more...
C12 (LAURIC ACID), A MAJOR COMPONENT OF COCONUT...
Background: Coconut oil contains 6% C8, 7% C10 (C8+C10 range of 8-15%), 51% C12 (lauric acid) (range of 45-78%), 21% C14 (myristic acid), and 9% C16 (palmitic acid). Consuming more...
C8 MCTS ARE NOT LABELED NATURAL AND/OR ORGANIC
Labeling rules indicate that a C8 MCT cannot be “natural” nor “organic”. Purified C8 MCTs are made by recombining the C8 fatty acid stream with glycerol. As such, they are...
C8 MCTS ARE NOT LABELED NATURAL AND/OR ORGANIC
Labeling rules indicate that a C8 MCT cannot be “natural” nor “organic”. Purified C8 MCTs are made by recombining the C8 fatty acid stream with glycerol. As such, they are...
“PHARMA GRADE” MCTS ARE NOT BETTER THAN PRODUCT...
There are many “Pharma Grade” MCTs marketed, and it is challenging to know what is really meant. Typically, but not always, Pharma grade material is more highly purified than non-Pharmaceutical...
“PHARMA GRADE” MCTS ARE NOT BETTER THAN PRODUCT...
There are many “Pharma Grade” MCTs marketed, and it is challenging to know what is really meant. Typically, but not always, Pharma grade material is more highly purified than non-Pharmaceutical...