Medium-chain triglycerides

An update

Bibliographic Data

ID9028972
AuthorsAndre Bach, Luis Martínez Kleisser (corresponding author), VK Babayan (corresponding author)
Year1982
Volume36
Issue5
Pages950-962
Publication date1982-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEjército: de tierra español (JOURNAL)
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/ajcn/36.5.950
PMID6814231
OpenAlexW6814231
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited84

A review of the literature on the medical and nutritional use of medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) since 1970 is presented with additional discussions on the various modifications and applications of the MCTs in the synthesis of certain structured lipids. The metabolism of MCTs in the liver and extrahepatic tissues is discussed along with further documentation of the use of MCTs in malabsorption and hyperlipidemia cases. Recent applications of MCTs and modified MCTs in hyperalimentation, deficiency in the carnitine system, epilepsy, obesity, and other special areas of application are cited. The use of medium-chain monodiglycerides for dissolving cholesterol gallstones is presented. The contraindications for the use of MCTs in ketosis, acidosis, and cirrhosis are also discussed. Suggestions for use of MCTs in a variety of medical and nutritional applications are presented.

Carnitine · Cholesterol · Diabetes mellitus · Humanities · Hyperlipidemia · Intensive care medicine · Ketosis · Malabsorption · Medium-chain triglyceride · Triglyceride · Cinema History and Criticism · Diet and metabolism studies · Diet, Metabolism, and Disease · Early Modern Spanish Literature · Endocrinology · Fatty Acid Research and Health · Gastroenterology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Philosophy · Spanish Literature and Culture Studies

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