Sports food
Medium-chain triglycerides are quickly absorbed in the duodenum, and are directly transported to the liver through the portal vein for rapid energy supply, supplementing energy consumption, enhancing endurance, while reducing protein consumption and preventing muscle fatigue due to exercise. It can also Improve the absorption of minerals and essential fatty acids. Therefore, it can be used for nutrient supply and fatigue recovery for intense sports and physical labor.
Diet food
Compared with other lipids, medium-chain triglycerides have slightly lower calories (8.3Kcal&9.0 Kcal), which can improve satiety, and generally medium-chain triglycerides are only used as energy substances and do not accumulate in adipose tissue. Reducing protein consumption and the above-mentioned excellent functions make medium-chain triglycerides, as a new weight-loss material, will be widely used in the development of weight-loss products.
Baby food
Due to the low activity of lipoprotein lipase and liver lipase in infants and young children, the level of carnitine is also low, which can easily cause fat deposition in the organs. Medium-chain triglycerides can be rapidly absorbed in the duodenum, and its absorption does not depend on the activity of esterase and bile acid; in the liver, the transport of medium-chain triglycerides does not depend on the carnitine transport system; therefore As a substance that quickly provides energy, medium-chain triglycerides can promote the growth and development of infants whose digestive system is not yet fully developed, especially premature infants and weak infants.
Clinical application
Medium-chain triglycerides are not only easy to digest and absorb in the human body, but also clear in the blood faster. Therefore, medium-chain triglycerides are very suitable for patients with post-operation, infection and skin burns.
The ketogenic effect of MCT has always been paid attention to and applied. The ketogenic diet formulated with MCT is helpful to improve the drug resistance of epilepsy treatment; using MCT to put tumor patients in a ketosis state can inhibit the tumor's glucose metabolism and growth, and can maintain the patient's nutritional status
Medium-chain triglycerides can also be used for patients with malnutrition, food allergy, chronic diarrhea, fat malabsorption, short bowel syndrome, intestinal fistula, inflammatory bowel disease, fatty liver, pancreatitis and other patients. In addition, medium-chain triglycerides have no adverse effects on blood glucose and insulin concentration, so it is also suitable for people with diabetes.