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MCT Diet
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* A type of Ketogenic Diets for Epilepsy
* Introduce MCT
** Digestive differences
* History
** Introduced in the early 1970s by Hutt..."
Introduction/Summary.
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* A type of [[Ketogenic Diets for Epilepsy]]
* Introduce [[MCT]]
** Digestive differences
* History
** Introduced in the early 1970s by Huttenlocher to allow more carbohydrate
** (Huttenlocher et al., 1971).
*** Medium-chain triglycerides as a therapy for intractable child epilepsy. Neurology
* Formation of MCT diet
** 60% [[MCT]], 10% Protein, 15-19% carbohydrate and 11-15% long chain fats.
* Digestive problems
* Concerns about saturated fat
* Digestive Adaptation and Phased introduction (5-10 days)
* Relative success for epilepsy
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* A type of [[Ketogenic Diets for Epilepsy]]
* Introduce [[MCT]]
** Digestive differences
* History
** Introduced in the early 1970s by Huttenlocher to allow more carbohydrate
** (Huttenlocher et al., 1971).
*** Medium-chain triglycerides as a therapy for intractable child epilepsy. Neurology
* Formation of MCT diet
** 60% [[MCT]], 10% Protein, 15-19% carbohydrate and 11-15% long chain fats.
* Digestive problems
* Concerns about saturated fat
* Digestive Adaptation and Phased introduction (5-10 days)
* Relative success for epilepsy
{{KetoSeeAlso}}