Medium Chain Triglycerides Modulate the Ketogenic Effect of a Metabolic Switch

Medium Chain Triglycerides Modulate the Ketogenic Effect of a Metabolic Switch

Ketones provide an alternative brain fuel and may be neuroprotective in older people. Little is known of how to optimize the ketogenic effect of C8:0–C10:0 medium chain triglyceride supplement (kMCT). Metabolic switching (MS) from glucose to ketones as a fuel may have metabolic benefits but has not...

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Main Authors: Camille Vandenberghe, Valérie St-Pierre, Mélanie Fortier, Christian-Alexandre Castellano, Bernard Cuenoud, Stephen C. Cunnane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
medium chain triglycerides
ketone
glucose
insulin
free fatty acids
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2020.00003/full

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