Please help I’m a novice who relies on YouTube videos for help. I’m wondering if using mct oil will feel more effective a few weeks into as strict as possible Keto diet and more fat adapted ?
At the moment I don’t feel any difference whatsoever after putting it in coffee/consuming straight from the bottle. But everything I read or hear about the stuff seems to be amazing and will give you a boost of mental energy/physical energy or does it just not work for me?
Please help!
Thank you in advance
Personally I think it is mostly a lot of hype. I did use it in my coffee early on to boost the calories in my first meal but it’s not likely to matter whether you are fat adapted or not. Also some people report heart palpitations or digestive distress if taking so buyer beware I guess. I have no issues with it but don’t buy into all the claims. I do consider it a healthy oil, the other claims, I think the jury is still out
MCT oil is a source of fat. It is not strictly necessary, if you are getting enough fat from other sources. However. there is no reason not to take it if you like it. In any case, yes, fatty acid metabolism does increase after fat adaptation.
If it works for you, and you like it, then keep using it.
I’m one of those people who have to have “pure” C8, otherwise MCT oil wreaks havoc on me.
Makes no difference, and don’t expect to “feel” anything from it. MCTs as a whole are good fats, but it’s hardly magical, and at the amount of people who throw around “mental clarity” as quickly as they do, I really question their starting points.
Can’t hurt, but don’t expect miracles. There’s no such thing.
All the hype creates false expectations.
I use 1 T MCT oil a day for one reason…my brain. I lost my Mom In Law 2 weeks ago to severe Ahlzheimers and I will do all I can to provide my brain with healthy fat sources. I can’t say I necessarily “feel” anything, but it doesn’t affect me negatively either.
Works at giving you expensive wee and making someone lots of money as soon as you purchase it…!
@Mrk859 Welcome to the forum!
You will find lots of folks with deep personal experience restricting their carbs, going full carnivore, and/or experimenting on themselves in other interesting n=1 ways. What we have in common is our willingness to share these experiences in hopes they’re of interest and relevant for others.
So here I go…
Personally, I would much prefer to take a placebo instead of MCT oil.
The obstacle is that it is hard to get a “placebo-effect” when one self-administers a placebo. Someone else has to deceive you … it’s hard to deceive yourself. 
That’s sums up my opinion of the benefits of consuming MCT oil. Put differently: if you need more fat, why not eat real whole food instead?
Depending on the decade, the person you ask, or the dietary trend you subscribe---------------from the 'net but also drop the hype and massive profit to be gained from ‘extra’ in entire food chain management of what gives them the big bucks. Big corps ‘slurry’ and 0 profit will always be used as some ‘extra’ they deem to make $$ to make ya buy. Think real time life here in this crazy food world and put it against your hard earned dollars and how big corp wants them all and you have none, lol…REAL food intake all the time and who should pay for any supps or oils or magic bullet that does something extra when one goes ‘healthy eating plan’ plus if ya google it, there is ALOT of cons to it 
good luck researching it more.
These comments are why I rarely ever say anything on here. What happened to just respecting what each person chooses to do??
“MCTs can delay brain aging by promoting the repair of brain cell damage, especially when combined with a high-fat diet. MCT oil can help optimize intestinal flora which is surprisingly important to brain health.”
So, why would you care if I use it or not?
Not sure whose post you’re responding to in particular, but for the record:
I fully respect your choice to consume whatever you choose and I sincerely hope it helps you as you wish. 
The original post was seeking comments on the substance. Personally, I wouldn’t recommend MCT to my family/friends based on what I’ve read about it and what it supposedly does (or doesn’t do) compared to eating healthy whole sources of animal fat. Then again, few people in my family/friends listen to me regarding keto anyhow, so… there’s that to consider. 
I apologize…I meant to say “some of these comments”.
I appreciate your respect and respect you for it!!
I added mct oil to my diet a month or so ago.
MCT oil is just a liquid fat like olive oil. It is tasteless but adds a nice mouth feel to coffee.
I think that there is way too much hype around it. It ‘could’ improve brain function but that would depend largely on what else you are eating. If your brain already works well, then adding a bit of MCT oil wont really change anything.
MCT oil has been used for years as a mild laxative. When used as a laxative is it given 4 tables spoons a day. So if there was much evidence that 1 tablespoon in a coffee helped your brain function, Drs would be on top of this as a miracle cure and everyone would be on it. But its been around for 100 years and it is still only used as a laxative in a medical setting.
The people that may experience ‘higher mental energy’ are the people that are starting keto and have a keto coffee with MCT oil for the first time.
In that case, it is more likely the keto diet and addition of coffee that is causing the higher mental energy, not the MCT oil.
It is useful to keep in the cupboard as a laxative if you feel you need it. I found that 2 tablespoons does not do anything for me, but 4 a day for a week will smooth out any problems i might have.
Lastly… I add MCT oil to my coffee for 2 reasons…
1, because i want to add fat to my coffee first thing in the morning as MCT oil easy, I dont have to cut butter from the fridge, its quick and easy to pour.
2, I ont use coconut oil much and I want to have as wide of a spectrum in my diet as possible as I think thats healthy.
verdict - MCT oil good, useful, but not for the reasons a lot of keto people talk about.
Hi Mark, welcome aboard. My 2 cents based on over 5 years of low carb:
I tried MCT oil years ago, noticed nothing special. I am low carb primarily because dementia/Alzheimer’s/coronary heart disease runs rampant in my family. All of these things, and LOTS MORE, were pretty rare at the turn of the century but are all now occuring at an alarmingly increasing rate. I believe that the root cause of most of these modern diseases is primarily due to the increased consumption of seed oils and processed foods(they weren’t around 112ish years ago).
When I started this journey I tried just about every supplement talked about in the keto space. Eventually, after almost going broke(joke), I came to the realization that if diet is the main cause of people’s metabolic problems, why not stop all supplements and just eat whole healthy low carb foods. We evolved over millions of years without supplements, why start now?
Currently the only supplements I take are vitamin D and electrolytes. If your diet is low carb and you’re eating limited types of foods, other supplements may be beneficial to you, it all depends. My blood work is excellent, I feel great, and I’ve got more money in the bank.
Good luck to you. If what motivated you to start this way of eating is as strong as mine was, you’ll kick A#*