The use of MCTs allows children suffering from seizures to eat larger portions and tolerate more calories and carbs than on classic ketogenic diets (37). (alivebynature.com)
Reynolds said the modified high - fat, low - carbohydrate diet also has another distinct advantage: Cancer patients could potentially find it more palatable because they can eat more carbohydrates and protein than they could on a classic ketogenic diet. (sciencedaily.com)
In fact, several studies have found that a high - MCT diet containing 20 % of calories from carbs produces effects similar to the classic ketogenic diet, which provides fewer than 5 % of calories from carbs (14, 15, 16). (healthline.com)