When MCTs are absorbed into the bloodstream, they bypass the regular
digestion process longer chain fats go through.
The complex type usually has more fiber in them and have a more complex chemical structure which makes
their digestion process longer.
Not exact matches
The best part about them is that the body burns around 30 % of the calories they contain just from the
process of their
digestion, and they will still keep you full for a
long time.
You already know that
digestion is a
long process, it takes anywhere from a couple of hours to 7 - 8 hours to digest a meal, depending on the type of the meal that's consumed.
Your small intestine is where the majority of nutrient absorption happens during the
digestion process so if you have a
long history of eating poor quality foods, cooked animal products, refined salts and sugars (and let's not forget the alcohol, pharmaceuticals, recreational drugs and cigarettes along the way) then it is very likely you have an impacted intestine.
In addition, the meat takes a
long time to digest, and the
process of
digestion robs the body of a lot of energy.
These nutrients slow down
digestion and the absorption of nutrients, a
process that helps you feel physically full for
longer, and also means lower blood sugar and insulin spikes.
Also using fats with shorter chain fatty acids like butter, MCT oil and coconut tend to be less problematic than
longer chain fats as they are absorbed directly by the liver rather than undergoing the fat
digestion process which requires bile from the gallbladder for fat emulsification.
They can no
longer digest and
process fats and sometimes protein
digestion is affected.
As the protein stays in your stomach for
longer due to the slow
digestion process, it leaves you feeling fuller for
longer.
It slows down the
process of
digestion helping you feel full faster and for a
longer time period which is great for weight loss *.
Additionally, even if gluten
digestion abilities were to be improved through evolution and natural selection, the
process would take so
long, we wouldn't expect to see a genetic adaptation for improved gluten
digestion until the year 102,000, at the soonest.
Greek yogurt and natural yogurt — both great, greek yogurt has more protein so it will take
longer to digest, which means more calories burned as the
digestion process actually uses calories.
When you combine foods that are hard to digest (say steak and potatoes or chicken parmesan), the
digestion process stalls and the food stays in the stomach and digestive track
longer than normal.
Additionally, when a cat takes
longer chewing the food, it slows the
digestion, aiding the digestive
process.