The results of a  study  on the use of Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) in a meal for elderly adults was recently published in Psychopharmacology (August 2016). The study included 19 adults over the age of 60 who did not have dementia. The purpose of the study was to determine what effect, if any, a ketogenic meal (consisting of 20g of MCTs) had on cognitive function.

The adults were given the ketogenic meal and then tested 90 min and 180 min following the meal. Placebo meals were provided on separate days.

The study showed elevated ketone bodies in the adults after the ketogenic meal. The subjects also showed positive effects on working memory, visual attention and task-switching after ingesting the ketogenic meal.

The meal given used Ketonformula – a formula for ketogenic diets developed by Meji Co Ltd in Japan. I wasn’t able to find a website for this product.

MCTs can be found from numerous sources.  Ones I like best are coconut oil, Bulletproof Brain Octane (sold on the Bulletproof.com website), and you can buy it in powdered form from Quest nutrition. While there are many other products on the market, the above are the primary sources I use for MCTs.