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FIGURE 1.. Long- and medium-chain triacylglycerols are digested to their respective fatty acids in the gastrointestinal tract. Long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) are packaged into chylomicrons for their transport to peripheral tissues, whereas medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) travel directly to the liver via the portal circulation. As a result, LCFAs are mostly deposited into adipose tissue, whereas MCFAs are mostly oxidized to carbon dioxide in the liver, and small amounts are elongated to LCFAs and incorporated into complex lipids.
