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Medium Chain Triglycerides Boost Fat Burning and Weight Loss Versus Olive Oil
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Eating for Better Sleep & Foods that Improve Metabolic Health | Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge
"We found an increase in thermic effect of food. So you burned slightly more calories from the meal that contained medium-chain triglycerides compared to the meal that contained your standard fat. We did find changes in body composition, improvements in weight status with medium-chain triglyceride consumption. And then we did follow-up study of a weight loss study with medium-chain triglyceride versus olive oil and found greater weight loss with MCT."
St-Onge's research on purified MCT oil showed it increases energy expenditure by 50-60 calories per meal compared to long-chain fats, with repeated consumption producing measurable fat mass reduction. A head-to-head weight loss trial found MCT superior to olive oil. The mechanism involves MCTs traveling directly to the liver for oxidation rather than peripheral fat storage.
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