Thoughts on mct oil and/or coconut oil on a cut

[carverelli]

I've been reading lots of good things about mct oil, especially on a cut. Supposedly it's gonna make your body burn fat more easily . Sounds like mostly bs but thought I'd check here with peeps that are in the know about such things. I'm currently cutting with less calories and adding cardio.
Is mct only used for keto diets or can it be useful for diet like mine

 

[Albiedamned]

I was really hoping we'd see some good discussion on this. I like the suggested effectiveness of medium chain triglycerides, but fear it's mostly Bro Science at this point.

 

[halfwit]

I would use MCT instead of other cooking oils, as the health benefits are sufficiently backed by science. I see Ripped in here, so I'll let him spew some knowledge as I'm pretty sure he has done more research on this than I have.

 

[Mrrippedzilla]

MCT's are handled differently in the body since fats normally would enter the lymphatic system after digestion before eventually ending up in the bloodstream but MCT's go straight to the liver via the portal circulation which makes them more rapidly available.

The data on just how much of an impact MCT's have is mixed with some showing a small thermogenic effect at moderate intakes and others showing that it takes massive amounts of MCT to do anything at all
I should add that large amounts of MCT's has a negative effect on blood lipid levels and should be avoided.

They can be used in all diet plans but are particularly useful in keto diets because studies show that MCT's are preferentially converted into ketones.

IME, replacing your current fat intake with 15g MCT's tends to boost metabolism by about 5% - note I said REPLACING your current fats.
In short, it does have an effect but is VERY overhyped

 

[Albiedamned]

Thank you, that's a nice summation. The preferential conversion of ketones sounds incredibly useful when as you say it is used as a replacement for current fats. I could easily switch my latte milk to skim, and then replace that whole milk fat with an equal amount of mct oil on my salad.