When MCTs are absorbed into the bloodstream, they bypass the regular digestion process longer
chain fats go through.
Not exact matches
They are metabolized differently than longer
chain fats,
going straight from the digestive system to the liver.
Getting enough protein and
fats and plenty of veggies actually helps the pancreas function optimally, especially things like the medium
chain fatty acids in coconut oil that don't even need bile or pancreatic enzymes to digest and
go straight to the liver to be used for energy.
Unlike longer -
chain fats, MCTs
go from the digestive tract directly to the liver, where they're used for energy or ketone production.
But with just the slick in the stool, I would be concerned because you're not digesting your
fat which means vitamin A, D, E, K your
fat - soluble nutrients like your long
chain fatty acids like EPA or DHEA or you know, coconut, good
fats like that, you're not absorbing those which means you're gonna have blood sugar issues and you're gonna have malabsorption, for sure.
Try to get some sources of healthy
fats with every meal to make sure you don't
go too low... This could be avocados, any and all nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios, pecans, etc), seeds (pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds), nut butters (almond butter, natural peanut butter, etc), virgin coconut oil (good source of medium
chain triglycerides), extra virgin olive oil, grass fed beef (good source of conjugated linoleic acid and omega - 3s), whole eggs (yes, whole eggs... not egg whites), etc..
(unlike most other saturated
fats which are made up of long
chain fatty acids)(I also encourage you to learn about the differences - I would
go more in depth but it will take quite a bit of explaining)
It is easy to get confused when reading about the different types of
fats — there are saturated
fats and unsaturated
fats, omega - 3s and omega - 6s, PUFAs, long -
chain and short -
chain fats, and the list
goes on.
This all
goes directly against what you hear in mainstream health talk... because most health professionals don't truly understand the biochemistry of
fats, and falsely believe that saturated
fats are bad for you... when in fact, they are actually neutral in most instances... and saturated
fats from tropical oils are actually good for you as they contain mostly medium
chain triglycerides (MCTs) which are lacking in most people's diets.
Jaminet
goes on to say: «People with bowel disorders may benefit from obtaining short -
chain fats such as butyrate from coconut oil and butters and limiting fiber to keep down endotoxin production.»
Hydrogenated
fats are banned in Sweden, and in 2006 in New Zealand, the fast food
chain McDonalds
went «hydrogenated free» with their oils, because in that year it became mandatory to state on the label if food contained it or not.
Secondly, coconut oil's saturated
fats are «Medium
Chain Triglycerides» (MCTs), medium - length fatty acids that
go straight to the liver from the digestive tract, where they quickly become a source of energy.
Now we're
going to add more
fat, particularly medium
chain triglycerides and I'm putting people in the ketosis.
Unlike processed oils, coconut oil is a medium
chain fatty acid that
goes directly to the liver where it is converted into energy, not
fat.
The ketogenic diet is informed by the mindset that if your body is in a state of ketosis, you are
going to trigger a
chain reaction wherein your body is burning up
fat faster than you can supply it.
Medium
chain triglyceride (MCT) oil has a special place in a ketogenic diet, as (unlike other types of
fats) it
goes straight to the liver and can be rapidly used for production of ketones [2, 3].
The bosses of academy trusts running large
chains of schools in England are
going to be challenged by education ministers over «
fat - cat» pay.
Albert Ross is a malingering misanthrope — a boozing,
chain smoking philanderer; shifty, lazy, cowardly,
going to
fat, and more prone to doing the wrong thing than any man alive.