This study found correlation between epilepsy and hyperactive dogs, and the ketogenic medium
chain triglyceride diet (MCTD) helped to relieve many of the ADHD - like symptoms in dogs.
Not exact matches
Well coconut milk is a source of saturated fat, which should be limited in the
diet BUT the type of saturated fat in coconut milk is mainly MCT -LCB- medium
chain triglycerides -RCB-.
Weight - loss
diet that includes consumption of medium -
chain triacylglycerol oil leads to a greater rate of weight and fat mass loss than does olive oil: Consumption of medium
chain triglycerides as part of a weight - loss plan improves weight loss compared with olive oil and can thus be successfully included in a weight - loss
diet.
Enteral
diets enriched with medium -
chain triglycerides and N - 3 fatty acids prevent chemically induced experimental colitis in rats: Medium
chain triglycerides (MCTs) and Omega 3s (found in flaxseed and cod liver oils) could be effective nutritional therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn's Disease, Colitis) due to this blend's anti-inflammatory effects.
The modified
diet tested by Reynolds» group included a coconut oil derivative known as a medium -
chain triglyceride, which plays a crucial role because it replaces some carbohydrates as an energy source.
Constipation can be avoided by increasing fluid intake and adding medium -
chain triglyceride oil or MCTs to your
diet.
In our
diets, most of the fat sources come from that of long
chain triglycerides (LCTs) such as saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.
The other group ate a
diet rich in long -
chain triglycerides like olive oil.
It contains medium
chain triglycerides and saturated fat, and is, I believe, one of the healthiest fats you can use as a regular part of your
diet.
The medium
chain triglyceride (MCT) ketogenic
diet allows considerably more carbohydrate and protein as the substitution of some of the fat with an MCT source will increase ketosis therefore total fat intake can be reduced.
To ease yourself into a ketogenic
diet meal plan, I usually recommend adding C8 medium -
chain triglyceride (MCT) oil into your food.
Despite the higher protein allowance of the medium
chain triglyceride (MCT)
diet, no differences were seen in the growth of children on this
diet compared to the lower - protein classical
diet (14).
In this study done at Massachusetts General Hospital, the
diet was modified to also be gluten - free and casein - free, using medium
chain triglycerides (MCTs) instead of butter and cream for the fat source.
Most of the fats you consume in a normal
diet are composed of saturated long
chain triglycerides.
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.
MCTs, called «MCFAs» for medium -
chain fatty acids, are believed to be largely missing from the
diets of people eating «standard Western»
diets, are medium -
chain triglycerides, a form of saturated fatty acid that has numerous health benefits.
Another study found that a
diet rich in medium -
chain triglycerides resulted in a 2 - lb (0.9 - kg) greater weight loss than a
diet rich in LCTs over a 12 week period (22).
Coconut Oil is an effective oil that contains Medium
Chain Triglycerides which has been proven to have a ketogenic effect when used in the proper
diet of dense organic fat content, moderate protein intake, and lowered (next to non-existent) carbohydrate intake.
This is a really good way to include good MCT (medium
chain triglyceride) fats into your
diet.
The easiest way most of us add medium
chain triglycerides (MCT) or coconut oil to our
diets is through butter coffee.
(Our ketogenic
diet recommends including some starches to avert a deficiency of carbohydrate, fiber and medium -
chain triglycerides as sources of ketogenic fatty acids, and a shift of protein toward ketogenic amino acids.)
This is where a ketogenic
diet, medium -
chain triglycerides (MCTs) and / or ketone supplements may play a role.
Many such studies have employed exogenous ketones, but some have used medium -
chain triglyceride (MCT) oil or a ketogenic
diet, and there's evidence that all three approaches can be effective.
Researchers from the University of Florida in 2008 found that when rats were fed a high - calorie, high - sugar
diet (similar to food items found at McDonald's and other fast - food
chains), they gained weight faster, had additional weight gain, were more likely to become diabetic, and had higher
triglyceride levels.
Covert manipulation of the ratio of medium - to long -
chain triglycerides in isoenergetically dense
diets: effect on food intake in ad libitum feeding men.
· Two female brain cancer patients were put on
diets containing 60 % medium -
chain triglycerides for 8 weeks at the University Hospital of Cleveland.
The first group ate a coconut oil - rich
diet, high in MCT or medium -
chain triglycerides while the other group ate a
diet rich in long -
chain triglycerides.
Medium -
chain triglycerides (MCTs) are unique fats that are processed differently than the normal long -
chain triglycerides in a conventional
diet.
«Consumption of medium -
chain triglyceride oil as part of a weight loss plan improves weight loss compared with olive oil and can thus be successfully included in a weight loss
diet.
Interestingly, studies using the so - called Medium
Chain Triglyceride Ketogenic
diet show equally beneficial effects to a very strict 4:1 ratio.
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].
Nebeling LC, Lerner E. Implementing a ketogenic
diet based on medium -
chain triglyceride oil in pediatric patients with cancer.
Adding medium
chain triglycerides to food may also confer health benefits, similar to being on a Ketogenic
diet.
Most fats in the
diet are called long -
chain triglycerides, but the fats in coconut oil are known as medium
chain triglycerides (MCTs).
A recent study found improvement in seizure control when feeding dogs a
diet with increased content of medium
chain triglycerides.
A ketogenic
diet based on medium
chain triglycerides (MCT) has recently been shown to improve seizure control and reduce behavioral comorbidities in some dogs with idiopathic epilepsy when fed as an adjunct to antiepileptic drug treatment.
However feeding a higher fat and thus more energy dense
diet could promote a rapid restoration of optimal body weight without recourse to medium
chain triglyceride oil.
Traditionally, dietary supplementation with medium
chain triglyceride oil (24 mL / meal) has been considered a beneficial way of providing calories to severely malnourished patients fed a highly digestible fat restricted
diet but supportive data are lacking.
Purina Pro Plan Veterinary
Diets NC NeuroCare is formulated with medium
chain triglyceride (MCT) oil to help nutritionally manage dogs with epilepsy that also are being administered anti-epilepsy drugs.