9. Reduces the Risk of Heart Disease
Because MCTs promote weight and fat loss, it can only mean good for the heart. Today people often are either fighting obesity or are avid smokers and are often managing either inflammation, high cholesterol or high blood pressure. One study found that when the subjects took the oil, combined with flaxseed oil and phytosterols, another supplement that supports cholesterol, aided in the lessening of total cholesterol. It turns out that alone, MCTs increase the productivity of good cholesterol or heart-protective HDL. Interestingly enough, it can considerably reduce C-reactive protein or CRP which is an inflammatory attribute that raises the risk of heart disease.
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