MCT-oil

[Markus]

What's your thoughts on MCT-oil supplementation with meals for additional energy and an alternative saturated fat instead of butter and coconut oil?

I don't consume butter and coconut oil because my cholesterol levels skyrocket from long-chain saturated fats due to being a APOE4/4-genotype. When I was eating a high-fat ketogenic/paleo-diet my total cholesterol was >400 with an LDL-C of >300, which I don't think is healthy.

 

[Dobbler]

100% saturated MCT from coconut is very good if you need extra calories. It can substitute butter and CO.

 

[Luann]

It might have a lipolytic effect but the research I saw wasn't clear. . Haidut wrote about palmitic acid being helpful to suppress FFA's and palmitic acid isn't present in MCT, so I switched back to 92-degree coconut oil.

 

[Markus]

100% saturated MCT from coconut is very good if you need extra calories. It can substitute butter and CO.

Yeah, I currently use 100% caprylic acid MCT-oil.

 

[Markus]

It might have a lipolytic effect but the research I saw wasn't clear. . Haidut wrote about palmitic acid being helpful to suppress FFA's and palmitic acid isn't present in MCT, so I switched back to 92-degree coconut oil.

Do you think the MCT-oil could interfere with glucose metabolism and utilization?

 

[Hans]

Do you think the MCT-oil could interfere with glucose metabolism and utilization?

Not at all. It works synergistically together to speed up metabolism, increase energy expenditure, body temperature, etc. MCT oil is great to use, and it also displaces PUFAs for oxidation, so it protects against PUFAs too.
Your body can make it's own palmitic and stearic acid from sugar, so I won't worry about it if I were you.

 

[Markus]

Not at all. It works synergistically together to speed up metabolism, increase energy expenditure, body temperature, etc. MCT oil is great to use, and it also displaces PUFAs for oxidation, so it protects against PUFAs too.
Your body can make it's own palmitic and stearic acid from sugar, so I won't worry about it if I were you.

Thanks!

 

[Mister]

@Hans Is MCT oil anti androgenic?

I found these studies:

Effects of coconut oil on testosterone-induced prostatic hyperplasia in Sprague-Dawley rats - PubMed

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the benign uncontrolled growth of the prostate gland, leading to difficulty with urination. Saw palmetto lipid extracts (SPLE), used to treat BPH, have been shown to inhibit prostate 5a-reductase, and some major components, such as lauric, myristic and oleic...

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Inhibition of steroid 5 alpha-reductase by specific aliphatic unsaturated fatty acids - PubMed

Human or rat microsomal 5 alpha-reductase activity, as measured by enzymic conversion of testosterone into 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone or by binding of a competitive inhibitor, [3H]17 beta-NN-diethulcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4-aza-5 alpha-androstan-3-one ([3H]4-MA) to the reductase, is inhibited by low...

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