The effect of medium chain triglyceride upon fat absorption and plasma lipid and depot fat of children with cystic fibrosis of the pancreas.

Impairment of intestinal fat digestion and ab- sorption constitutes one of the principal manifesta- tions of cystic fibrosis of the pancreas (1, 2). It has been reported that in these patients, triglycer- ides of shorter chain fatty acids appear to be more completely absorbed than those containing fatty acids with chain lengths longer than 12 carbon atoms