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. 2024 Jan 8:10:1333933.
doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1333933. eCollection 2023.

Is there evidence of a ketogenic effect of coconut oil? Commentary: Effect of the Mediterranean diet supplemented with nicotinamide riboside and pterostilbene and/or coconut oil on anthropometric variables in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A pilot study

Jakob Norgren  1   2 , Ingemar Kåreholt  1   3   4 , Shireen Sindi  1   5
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Is there evidence of a ketogenic effect of coconut oil? Commentary: Effect of the Mediterranean diet supplemented with nicotinamide riboside and pterostilbene and/or coconut oil on anthropometric variables in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A pilot study

Jakob Norgren et al. Front Nutr. .
No abstract available

Keywords: caprylic acid; coconut oil; diet terminology; ketogenic diet; ketosis; lauric acid; medium-chain triglycerides; non-ketogenic.

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Approximate fatty acid content of coconut oil. C8, C10, and C12 are defined as medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) (11). C8, caprylic acid; C10, capric acid; C12, lauric acid; LCFAs, long-chain fatty acids.
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