These are taken by athletes to help reduce the breakdown of muscle tissue for energy by the body, keeping the breakdown more on the fat tissue in the body and nutrients consumed. (healthadviceworld.com)
There has to be a use for it to be burned as energy by the body. (askfitnesscoach.com)
Due to the fact that the medium - chain fats found in coconut are absorbed easily and made use of as a source of energy by the body preferentially, the body's metabolic rate is actually increased. (ahealthblog.com)