I came across this article and thought it was worth sharing for those who are wondering about the health benefits of coconut oil and are worried about its effects on heart disease and belly fat. I happen to use it exclusively for all my cooking and use first pressed, cold pressed olive oil for all on-cooking purposes. I also have sesame oil on hand for Asian dishes.
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Dr. Osborne here,
This question has been coming up on an almost daily basis. "Is coconut oil
healthy? I thought the saturated fat in it caused heart disease and
obesity."
On that note,
I've run across some VERY interesting studies recently on the relationship
between coconut oil
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57943119/c2ee3d9576cb954f> (or any type of coconut fat, including coconut
milk and cream) and how it can affect your body fat...
A 2009 study published in the Journal Lipids consisted of testing the
effects of either 2 tablespoons of coconut oil or 2 tablespoons of soybean
on a group of 40 women over the span of 28 days.
Results showed that the group that ate the coconut oil had a decrease in
abdominal fat, while the soybean oil group actually showed a slight increase
in belly fat. Additionally, the group that ate the coconut oil showed
increased HDL goodı cholesterol levels, while the soybean oil group had
decreased HDL cholesterol and increased LDL badı cholesterol.
The Journal of Nutrition published a study where researchers investigated
all studies relative to medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) that are abundant
in coconut fat
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57943119/c2ee3d9576cb954f> and weight management. The studies showed that
diets rich in fats such as those found in coconut oil prompted a boost in
metabolism, increase in energy, decrease in food consumption, reduced body
weight and lower body fat mass.
The study authors highly recommend using oils that contain MCFAs, such as
coconut oil
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57943119/c2ee3d9576cb954f> , as a tool to drop extra abdominal fat, manage a
healthy weight, and even as a way to treat obesity.
Yet another study that assessed body weight and fat storage relative to
three different types of diets including a low-fat diet, high-fat diet with
long chain fatty acids (LCFAs) and a high fat diet with MCFAs. In order to
bring about weight gain, caloric intakes were adjusted for the diets.
At the end of the research period (which lasted 44 days), the low-fat diet
group stored an average of 0.47 grams of fat per day, the LCFA group stored
0.48 grams of fat per day, and the MCFA group only stored a mere 0.19 grams
per day (despite purposely increasing calories). Those in the MCFA group
(coconut fat) had a 60 percent reduction in body fat stored compared to the
other diets.
Another added bonus of consuming organic coconut oil
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57943119/c2ee3d9576cb954f> (and coconut cream or milk) is that it tends to
make us feel fuller for longer. Studies indicate that MCFAs help increase
feelings of fullness and lead to a reduction in calorie intake when compared
to the same amount of calories from other fats.
When MCFAs are metabolized, ketone bodies are created in the liver * these
have been shown to have a strong appetite reducing effect helping you to
lose fat faster.
These are just some of the effects of using coconut oil on body fat. Keep
reading and you are going to be blown away by the powerful health benefits
of coconut oil on the page below...
==>> 9 MORE reasons to use DAILY coconut oil
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57943119/c2ee3d9576cb954f> (including benefits to thyroid, brain, skin,
oral health, heart health, detoxing, cancer, and more)
Always looking out for you,
Dr. O - The Gluten Free Warrior