The “Tropical Healthy Fat” That Makes Women Thin Without Cutting Carbs

With the meteoric rise in popularity of the ketogenic diet, everyone is talking about adding more healthy fats to our diet.

But everyone assumes that in order to experience weight loss with keto, it’s not as simple as just increasing fat intake—you also have to subtract carbs from the diet equation too, right?

In a series of clinical studies, new evidence now suggests otherwise. 

According to clinical trials, one lesser-known fatty acid in particular has been shown to act as a convenient “keto workaround” within the body—allowing users to experience the fat-burning benefits of the keto diet without ever having to slash carbs. 

Researchers say it can provide the brain with immediate energy and help speed up fat metabolism (and ultimately weight loss)—but is the hype legitimate?

Medium-chain triglycerides, or MCTs as they’re more commonly known, are a form of saturated fatty acid that’s typically extracted from coconut oil. 

This type of fat is also in palm oil, butter, and can also be man-made in liquid or powder supplement form, so you can easily add them to coffee or smoothies.

Here’s a look at how medium-chain fatty acids stack up compared to other dietary fats.