Lipids article: Enhancement of Fat Oxidation during Submaximal Exercise in Sedentary Persons: Variation by Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Composition and Age Group

AOCS 2019 Corporate Achievement Award winner Nisshin OilliO Group Ltd. has published the results of a study on the effects of consuming structured medium chain triglyceride (MCT) oil on fat oxidation during exercise (Lipids, Volume 55, Issue 2, Page 173-183). Diets containing MCT comprised of octanoic acid and decanoic acid led to an increase in fatty acid oxidation during submaximal exercise, and aerobic exercise capacity in sedentary participants was increased. In addition, differences in the effects of the two MCT oils were observed. Consuming octanoic acid-rich MCT (C8 : C10 = 75% : 25%) resulted in enhanced ventilation efficiency and consuming decanoic acid-rich MCT (C10 : C8 = 70% : 30%) increased oxygen uptake, both relative to control.”

Nosaka, N., Tsujino, S., Honda, K., Suemitsu, H. and Kato, K. (2020), Enhancement of Fat Oxidation during Submaximal Exercise in Sedentary Persons: Variations by Medium‐Chain Fatty Acid Composition and Age Group. Lipids, 55: 173-183. doi:10.1002/lipd.12222 

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