Effect of Randomly Interesterified Triacylglycerols Containing Medium- and Long-Chain Fatty Acids on Energy Expenditure and Hepatic Fatty Acid Metabolism in Rats

In our previous studies, medium- and long-chain triacylglycerols (MLCT), randomly interesterified triacylglycerols containing medium-chain and long-chain fatty acids in the same glycerol molecule, significantly reduced body fat accumulation in humans and rats. To clarify mechanism(s) for this effect of MLCT, we measured energy expenditure and hepatic fatty acid metabolism in rats by comparison with long-chain triacylglycerols (LCT) or...