ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2022
Role Medium-Chain Fatty Acids in the Lipid Metabolism of Infants.
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- The Effect of Alkyl Chain Length on Biofunction of Dietary Lipid.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Camel milk fat-based human milk fat substitute.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- A review on the use of coconut oil to mitigate methane emissions in ruminants: mechanisms of action and research progress.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- Longitudinal Fecal Short-Chain Fatty Acid Trajectories in Preterm Infants with Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis: A Pilot Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Breastfeeding: The Multifaceted Impact on Child Development and Maternal Well-Being.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Effect of Microencapsulated Medium-Chain Fatty Acids, Lignocellulose, and Heat-KilledVeterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Key questions and gaps in understanding adipose tissue macrophages and early-life metabolic programming.American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Review
- Changes in the Fatty Acid Profile of Lactating Women Living in Poland-A Comparison with the Fatty Acid Profile of Selected Infant Formulas.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Use of ketogenic dietary therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy in early infancy.Epilepsia open · 2024Article
- Dietary medium-chain fatty acids and risk of incident colorectal cancer in a predominantly low-income population: a report from the Southern Community Cohort Study.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Article
- Metformin increases 3-hydroxy medium chain fatty acids in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional pharmacometabolomic study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Predictors of Human Milk Fatty Acids and Associations with Infant Growth in a Norwegian Birth Cohort.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Postprandial lipemic response in dairy-avoiding females following an equal volume of sheep milk relative to cow milk: A randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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Abstract
Human breastmilk, the ideal food for healthy infants, naturally contains a high concentration of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs, about 15% of total fatty acids). MCFAs are an important energy source for infants due to their unique digestive and metabolic properties. MCFA-enriched oils are widely used in an infant formula, especially the formula produced for preterm infants. Recently, there has been a growing interest in the triglyceride structure of MCFAs in human milk, their metabolism, and their effects on infant health. This study summarized the MCFA composition and structure in both human milk and infant formula. Recent studies on the nutritional effects of MCFAs on infant gut microbiota have been reviewed. Special attention was given to the MCFAs digestion and metabolism in the infants. This paper aims to provide insights into the optimization of formulations to fulfill infant nutritional requirements.
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