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MCTs can raise blood cholesterol levels.
"MCTs significantly raised serum cholesterol in subjects with prior mild hypercholesterolemia." MCTs "decreased HDL cholesterol"
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FDN/is_5_7/ai_94159012/pg_2
Mixing phytosterols with MCTs can reduce these negative impacts: "MCT oil, phytosterols and flaxseed oil" results in "a better lipid profile than those who consume a diet rich in OL [olive oil]" alone.
http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/133/6/1815
Itsme2003 16:12, 21 April 2007 (UTC)My citation of PDR hEALTH might not conform to the standards. I would appreciate it if someone would clean it up if needed.
It appears that the reference (currently [1]) on the ratios of various MCTs in coconut oils is no longer valid; now it leads to an index of terms, which doesn't immediately appear to have an entry for MCTs. -- Rory-Mulvaney ( talk) 01:00, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
The Handbook of Functional Lipids is an excellent source of info on MCTs. I'd recommend anyone editing this article to read the relevant section and follow the refs. -- Slashme ( talk) 07:42, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
The assertions in the first paragraph of "Dietary Relevance" are both dubious, and probably not on topic, at least as written. For example, it says:
According to the cited source and others, the values are about 10% of total fat. Is that a "rich source"? And since this is an article about MCT, is it relevant? The paragraph might be rewordable to make it relevant and more correct. Otherwise, it might be worth removing. -- EricE ( talk) 18:33, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
I have found a few peer reviewed articles that give different lengths for medium chain triglycerides. If it is greater than 12 carbons it cannot passively diffuse as described in the first paragraph (and the first reference). The most common fatty acid in coconut milk is lauric acid (12C) but the range this morning said 6-10. There are a bunch of inconsistency in this article. I am trying to clean some of them up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.151.242.170 ( talk) 15:35, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
You want scientific resources - please do not depend on a dictionary - here you go., [1] [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]. To me a most telling point is that the people doing research on MCTs, the ones that rely on the specific characteristics of these lipid structures, ONLY use fatty acids of 10 carbons or less. Look at these resources. Many specifically include a definition of the MCT. I am just trying to help here. I am a scientist and academic and have no vested interest in this topic.
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Blonz ( talk) 06:52, 8 September 2014 (UTC) Ed Blonz, Ph.D.
Why are all MCFA also SFA? Aren't there mono- or polyunsaturated MCFA? User:ScotXW t@lk 14:46, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
Why does MCT oil cause stomach upset and diarrhoea? Can it be mitigated by consuming it in a greater number of smaller doses, giving it a better chance of being digested? Correctrix ( talk) 08:31, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
There should be a mention in the article of MCAD defficiency and a link to the wikipedia page on the condition. /info/en/?search=Medium-chain_acyl-coenzyme_A_dehydrogenase_deficiency — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.15.172.97 ( talk) 15:04, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
Section "List of MCFAs" has a factually incorrect statement: "With regard to MCFAs, apart from the above listed straight chain (unbranched chain) fatty acids, side chain (branched chain) fatty acids, e.g. nonanoic acid, also exist. [1]" That reference, and the wikipedia article on nonanoic acid, describe it as straight chain. Imaginaryhollow ( talk) 14:15, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
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Do whole triglycerides get diffused into blood or are they decomposed into fatty acids first like other fats? I don't know much on the subject, and am likely misunderstanding. On one hand, most sources only ever discuss "triglycerides" (it's in the name), but descriptions of Butterfat suggest that t.g. are mostly mixed with shorter acids found on position 3, and only an insignificant fraction could be entirely short or medium. -- J7n ( talk) 10:17, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
The article says that MCTs are "a good biologically inert source of energy." That doesn't make sense to me. If it's a source of energy, it's not inert. If is metabolized by the body, it's not inert. Social Norm ( talk) 22:49, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
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MCTs can raise blood cholesterol levels.
"MCTs significantly raised serum cholesterol in subjects with prior mild hypercholesterolemia." MCTs "decreased HDL cholesterol"
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FDN/is_5_7/ai_94159012/pg_2
Mixing phytosterols with MCTs can reduce these negative impacts: "MCT oil, phytosterols and flaxseed oil" results in "a better lipid profile than those who consume a diet rich in OL [olive oil]" alone.
http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/133/6/1815
Itsme2003 16:12, 21 April 2007 (UTC)My citation of PDR hEALTH might not conform to the standards. I would appreciate it if someone would clean it up if needed.
It appears that the reference (currently [1]) on the ratios of various MCTs in coconut oils is no longer valid; now it leads to an index of terms, which doesn't immediately appear to have an entry for MCTs. -- Rory-Mulvaney ( talk) 01:00, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
The Handbook of Functional Lipids is an excellent source of info on MCTs. I'd recommend anyone editing this article to read the relevant section and follow the refs. -- Slashme ( talk) 07:42, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
The assertions in the first paragraph of "Dietary Relevance" are both dubious, and probably not on topic, at least as written. For example, it says:
According to the cited source and others, the values are about 10% of total fat. Is that a "rich source"? And since this is an article about MCT, is it relevant? The paragraph might be rewordable to make it relevant and more correct. Otherwise, it might be worth removing. -- EricE ( talk) 18:33, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
I have found a few peer reviewed articles that give different lengths for medium chain triglycerides. If it is greater than 12 carbons it cannot passively diffuse as described in the first paragraph (and the first reference). The most common fatty acid in coconut milk is lauric acid (12C) but the range this morning said 6-10. There are a bunch of inconsistency in this article. I am trying to clean some of them up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.151.242.170 ( talk) 15:35, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
You want scientific resources - please do not depend on a dictionary - here you go., [1] [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]. To me a most telling point is that the people doing research on MCTs, the ones that rely on the specific characteristics of these lipid structures, ONLY use fatty acids of 10 carbons or less. Look at these resources. Many specifically include a definition of the MCT. I am just trying to help here. I am a scientist and academic and have no vested interest in this topic.
References
Blonz ( talk) 06:52, 8 September 2014 (UTC) Ed Blonz, Ph.D.
Why are all MCFA also SFA? Aren't there mono- or polyunsaturated MCFA? User:ScotXW t@lk 14:46, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
Why does MCT oil cause stomach upset and diarrhoea? Can it be mitigated by consuming it in a greater number of smaller doses, giving it a better chance of being digested? Correctrix ( talk) 08:31, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
There should be a mention in the article of MCAD defficiency and a link to the wikipedia page on the condition. /info/en/?search=Medium-chain_acyl-coenzyme_A_dehydrogenase_deficiency — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.15.172.97 ( talk) 15:04, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
Section "List of MCFAs" has a factually incorrect statement: "With regard to MCFAs, apart from the above listed straight chain (unbranched chain) fatty acids, side chain (branched chain) fatty acids, e.g. nonanoic acid, also exist. [1]" That reference, and the wikipedia article on nonanoic acid, describe it as straight chain. Imaginaryhollow ( talk) 14:15, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
References
Do whole triglycerides get diffused into blood or are they decomposed into fatty acids first like other fats? I don't know much on the subject, and am likely misunderstanding. On one hand, most sources only ever discuss "triglycerides" (it's in the name), but descriptions of Butterfat suggest that t.g. are mostly mixed with shorter acids found on position 3, and only an insignificant fraction could be entirely short or medium. -- J7n ( talk) 10:17, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
The article says that MCTs are "a good biologically inert source of energy." That doesn't make sense to me. If it's a source of energy, it's not inert. If is metabolized by the body, it's not inert. Social Norm ( talk) 22:49, 6 August 2022 (UTC)