The effect of medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) feeding on growth rates of infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) over a period of three years was studied. Diets were randomly selected: 11 patients were given the MCT diet; 14 patients were used as 'controls'. In all patients treated with MCT the stools became less frequent, bulky, and offensive. Using analysis of variance, no significant difference could be shown between chest scores and weight centiles for the MCT treated and 'control' groups at the end of the trial (p>0-1). Accelerated growth was shown to correlate well with effective treatment of pulmonary disease.
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Gracey, M., Burke, V., & Anderson, C. M. (1969). Assessment of medium-chain triglyceride feeding in infants with cystic fibrosis. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 44(235), 401–403. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.44.235.401
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