MCT OIL (MCT oils, medium-chain-triglycerides)

Not all fats are bad for your body, diet or workout. Medium-Chain Triglycerides (MCT) oils are fats which are so simple for your body to process they never get stored as fat cells – so they never contribute to weight gain. Instead, MCT oils bypass the normal fat digestive process and literally ‘portal’ directly into the bloodstream providing instant energy. What is leftover is then treated by the body like a carbohydrate – not a fat – and turned into fuel just like a carbohydrate.

Most fats (this includes fat-soluble vitamins) are Long-Chain-Triglycerides (LCT) and are first digested, then travel to the lymphatic system where they are absorbed and those substances are circulated throughout the body to either be used as fuel or MCTstored as fat cells. MCT oil works by bypassing the normal digestive and the lymphatic systems and going directly to the liver where it is metabolized and released into the body like a carbohydrate and used a s fuel.

MCT oil is found naturally in coconut oil and coconut butter. Knowing it naturally comes from a plant derivative rather than animal automatically shows it to be the healthier choice. In fact, MCT oil is used in many infant formulas because of those properties which make it easy for the body to digest it.

For adults, meals which include medium-chain triglycerides show more calories burned than with long-chain triglycerides. MCT oils do raise the cholesterol levels of the body, but the significant benefits of increasing the metabolism, providing fast energy to the muscles and increased calorie burning (thermogenic) effects more than compensate.

It is far more likely to burn-off MCT oil than any other fatty or low-fat food making MCT oil a win-win for any serious bodybuilding workout. The quick energy it provides helps you go that extra step and without the consequences (like bulk) of other quick energy foods.

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