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MCT stands for medium-chain triglycerides, which are fats found in foods like coconut oil. They are metabolized differently than the long-chain triglycerides (LCT) found in most other foods.MCT oil is a supplement that contains a lot of these fats, and is claimed to have many health benefits.Triglyceride is simply the technical term for fat. Triglycerides have two main purposes, they are; transported into cells and burned for energy, or stored as body fat.Triglycerides are named after their chemical structure, more specifically the length of their fatty acid chains. All triglycerides are made up of a glycerol molecule and 3 fatty acids.The majority of fat in your diet is made up of long-chain fatty acids, which contain 13-21 carbons. Short-chain fatty acids have fewer than 6 carbon atoms.In contrast, the medium-chain fatty acids in MCTs have 6-12 carbon atoms.

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