The Fat Burning Effects of MCT Oils

MCTs are a purified eight carbon and 10 carbon saturated fat. They can oxidize really quickly and there's heat generated in the process but it still is source of calories I mean we literally use them for people who struggle to gain weight that have some sort of fat malabsorption. You'll have greater fat oxidation if you have a greater percentage of your diet coming from those MCTs likely depending on what the comparator group is to lose adipose you need to have like a net fat net negative fat balance so the amount of fat you're burning is less than the fat that's coming in.

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