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MCT (Medium-Chain Triglycerides)

Part of Fats

Fats with shorter carbon chains than typical dietary fat, absorbed and used for quick energy (including by the liver and brain) rather than stored the way most fat is.

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Where this term connects into the site's own research vocabulary -- the broader evidence set lives in the studies library below.

Nutrition & Diet(subject)Mitochondria (Organelle)(body system)
See the studies on MCT (Medium-Chain Triglycerides)
Parent category
Fats
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FatsMitochondriaCognition & Memory
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