[The triglycerides with medium chains].

Medium chain triglycerides (MCT) (fatty acids with 6-12 C) are absorbed more quickly than long chain triglycerides. Medium chain fatty acids are not incorporated into hepatic triglycerides, but oxidized. If MCT are given alone, they stimulate ketogenesis. Nevertheless MCT are of great interest in the diet of numerous affections of the digestive tract. When long chain triglycerides are not tolerated, MCT can replace them with efficiency.