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  • Title: Nutrient and mineral retention and vitamin D absorption in low-birth-weight infants: effect of medium-chain triglycerides.
    Author: Huston RK, Reynolds JW, Jensen C, Buist NR.
    Journal: Pediatrics; 1983 Jul; 72(1):44-8. PubMed ID: 6866590.
    Abstract:
    A randomized prospective study of the effect of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) upon the absorption and retention of major minerals and nutrients, as well as upon 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels, was performed in low-birth-weight infants. Ten infants received a high-calcium and vitamin D-containing formula, which contained 50% of its fat as MCT, while ten other infants received a similar formula in which all the fat was in long-chain triglycerides. There was a five-day delay in reaching full oral feeding volumes, and therefore there was a delay in the onset of the balance study in the MCT group, primarily due to gastrointestinal symptoms. There was a significant improvement in the percent of fat absorption (P less than .05) with MCT, but no difference in the percent of absorption or retention of calcium, phosphorus, sodium, or nitrogen. 25-Hydroxy vitamin D levels decreased in both groups after full oral feeding volumes had been established, but all values were within normal ranges. At the high intake levels of calcium and vitamin D given to the infants, MCT did not increase major mineral or nutrient absorption.
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