Our digestive system is designed to turn the food individuals eat into nutrients, so the body can use these nutrients for energy, cell repair, and maintenance.
Gastrointestinal diseases affect an estimated 60 to 70 million Americans annually ...
We occasionally love sharing the latest in science. Our current topic is Ketone bodies to treat epilepsy in children.
KETONE BODIES TO TREAT EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN
Review of paper, “Chomtho, K., O. Suteerojntrakool, and S. Chomtho, Effectiveness of...
As we continue with our Technical series, in this post we focus on Drug and Nutrient Delivery.
Bioavailability (uptake of an active drug or nutrient by our organs) is poor for many drugs and nutrients. Approximately 40% of the currently marketed ...
As we continue with our Technical series, in this newsletter we focus on Muscle Loos (Sacropenia).
Background: Sarcopenia is a condition in which muscle/protein is lost (wasted), and is typically associated with aging and some clinical condi...
In this issue of our Technical Series we focus on Alzheimer’s disease and MCTs.
Background:
Currently, more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, this number could rise as high as 16 million (https://www.alz.org/facts/). ...
We are excited to continue our MCT Technical Series. In this issue, we focus on Ketone Body Metabolism in Normal Aging and Alzheimer's disease.
Background: The brain is the largest user of glucose in the body. Carbohydrates are the major source ...
It's time for our science newsflash where we bring summaries of the latest in clinical trials.In this post, we focus on Sports Performance. Even if you are not rigorously into sports, many of the advantages shown in consuming exogenous ketone bod...
Follow up on our discussion on the benefits of consuming C8 KetoMCT oil for Weight Management
Background: As noted in our primer, two large “meta analyses” (combining data from numerous individual studies) previously showed that intake of MCTs res...
Does fat make you fat? Find out from KetoMCT’s very own, renowned lipid biochemist, nutritionist, MCT expert, Dr. Alvin Berger (MS, Ph. D, Professor, Co-Founder) who was recently interviewed by amazing Kathy Smith!
Dr. Berger was selected because...
Sports
To date, ketogenic high fat-low carbohydrate diets have been found to be most beneficial for endurance athletes such as long distance runners (see books and scientific articles by Jeff Volek and Stephen Phinney). There are fewer studies e...
Weight Management
Two large “meta analyses” (combining data from numerous individual studies) have confirmed that intake of MCTs result in a reduction of body weight and body fat, with no reduction in lean fat mass (St. Onge and Jones 2002; Mumme...
MCTs contain true medium chain fatty acids (MCFA; esterified to the glycerol backbone), having 8 and 10 carbons (Cunnane 2015). These MCFA are efficiently and rapidly digested (in the hepatic portal system). Despite popular belief, coconut oil is...
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