Enhanced thermogenesis and diminished deposition of fat in response to overfeeding with diet containing medium chain triglyceride

N Baba, EF Bracco, SA Hashim - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 1982 - Elsevier
The mechanism whereby overfeeding with diet containing medium chain triglyceride (MCT)
results in diminished body weight and fat was studied. Fifteen male Sprague-Dawley rats
were fitted under anesthesia with gastrostomy tubes and divided into two groups. One group
was fed MCT diet, the other an isocaloric diet containing long chain triglyceride (LCT) in
excess (150%) of spontaneous calorie intake. Both diets, fed for 6 wk, derived 50% of
calories from fat. Basal and norepinephrine (25 μg/100 g) stimulated 0 2 consumption and …