MCT oil (medium-chain triglycerides) and weight

What 2 graded rows on mct oil (medium-chain triglycerides) agree on for weight, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the MCT oil (medium-chain triglycerides) page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the MCT oil (medium-chain triglycerides) page, with its PubMed record.

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2 rows · 780 people

They agree: both rows found an improvement.

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Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.

From the rows

The best-graded row, grade C, is a meta-analysis of 749 people (2015) and found an improvement.

The rows run from 31 to 749 people, published from 2008 to 2015: 1 pooled review and 1 single study.

2 improved

Grade CBody weight and body fat versus long-chain fats · Improved
Meta-analysis, 13 studies · n 749 · 2015 · Healthy adults in trials longer than 3 weeks
Varied by trial · >3 weeks
Body weight −0.51 kg (95% CI −0.80 to −0.23), waist −1.46 cm and total body fat lower versus long-chain fats; no differences in blood lipids.
Row on the MCT oil (medium-chain triglycerides) page · PubMed 25636220 (opens PubMed)
Grade DWeight loss during a diet programme · Improved
RCT · n 31 · 2008 · Overweight adults aged 19–50 (31 of 49 completed)
18–24 g/day · 16 weeks
Endpoint body weight 1.67 kg lower with MCT oil than olive oil (unadjusted P = 0.013); trunk and visceral fat also lower (unadjusted).
Row on the MCT oil (medium-chain triglycerides) page · PubMed 18326600 (opens PubMed)