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** Fasting will increase ketone levels from MCT.
* MCT can be used in the dietary treatment of Epilepsy.
* MCT can produce nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps and diarrhea. Adaptation and mixing with other foods can reduce the problemsand the MCTs should be taking in an MCT Shake.
* There are initial indications that MCT will [[Ketogenic Diet as a Treatment| reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer's and other memory problems]].
* MCT does not improve exercise performance.
* '''Other Foods'''. Consuming MCT with other foods reduces the digestive distress.
Personally, I found that even after weeks of taking MCT, I could not consume it on its own without incurring dramatic digestive problems. Mixing MCT with other foods greatly reduced, but did not completely remove, the issues.
=MCT Shake=
The recommendation is to take MCT in a Ketogenic Shake with the MCT mixed with milk (cow, soy, or goat), oils (such as canola), plus sugar (or [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdt_bl_sr?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Polycose polycose]), and protein powder<ref name="Liu-2012"/>. For the [[MCT Diet]], a shake containing the daily dose of MCT is taking over 6 meals<ref name="Liu-2012"/>. The dose of MCT start off at 1/3<sup>rd</sup> the full dose, building up slowly based on digestive tolerance<ref name="Liu-2012"/>. An example is 108g MCT, 375g skim milk, plus 13g Canola oil.
=MCT and Athletic Performance=
The available evidence suggests that MCT most likely hinders athletic performance, probably because of digestive discomfort.
=See Also=
{{KetoList}}
=References=
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<ref name="Van Zyl-1996"> CG. Van Zyl, EV. Lambert, JA. Hawley, TD. Noakes, SC. Dennis, Effects of medium-chain triglyceride ingestion on fuel metabolism and cycling performance., J Appl Physiol (1985), volume 80, issue 6, pages 2217-25, Jun 1996, PMID [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8806933 8806933]</ref>
<ref name="Koeslag-1985">JH. Koeslag, LI. Levinrad, JD. Lochner, AA. Sive, Post-exercise ketosis in post-prandial exercise: effect of glucose and alanine ingestion in humans., J Physiol, volume 358, pages 395-403, Jan 1985, PMID [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3884775 3884775]</ref>
<ref name="Liu-2012">YM. Liu, HS. Wang, Medium-chain triglyceride ketogenic diet, an effective treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy and a comparison with other ketogenic diets., Biomed J, volume 36, issue 1, pages 9-15, doi [http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2319-4170.107154 10.4103/2319-4170.107154], PMID [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23515148 23515148]</ref>
<ref name="Kossoff-2011-1809">Eric. Kossoff, [http://www.amazon.com/Ketogenic-Diets-Eric-H-Kossoff/dp/1936303108 Ketogenic diets : treatments for epilepsy and other disorders], date 2011, publisher Demos Health, location New York, isbn 1-936303-10-8, Kindle Offset 1809</ref>
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