Claims that coconut oil does not cause heart disease, based on the findings of several experiments. Fatty acids in coconut oil that have antiviral properties; Comparison of coconut oil with other vegetable oils; Fallacies...
Coconut oil (and all saturated fats) has been blamed for many years as a cause of increased cholesterol levels, which supposedly leads to heart disease. But studies done on traditional tropical populations that consume large amounts of coconut oil show just the opposite. One of the best ways ...
In recent years, the popularity of coconut and particularly coconut oil has soared because of touted health benefits. Fueling the coconut oil trend, celebrity endorsements have claimed the ingredient to help blast away belly fat, curb appetite, strengthen the immune system, prevent hea...
Research by Dr. Mary Enig Virgin Coconut Oil and Weight Loss includes testimonies Virgin Coconut Oil and Diabetes includes testimonies Coconut Oil and Heart Disease includes testimonies Hypothyroidism and Virgin Coconut Oil includes testimonies The Healt
He notes that eating refined coconut oil is NOT the same as eating a whole coconut. Populations that have thrived on coconut (without the presence of heart disease) eat the WHOLE fruit –“flesh, juice, fiber, and all.” These four articles, in my opinion, lay out some interesting points...
Coconut oil is good for moisturizing your skin and taming frizzy hair. But there are health risks you should know if you consume it. Here are some of them: Increased risk of heart disease and stroke Coconut oil is full ofsaturated fat, which can raise your LDL (bad) cholesterol and your...
Does coconut oil cause heart disease, stroke? The AHA has advised avoiding coconut oil for years, saying in a 2017 advisory aboutcardiovascular diseasethat the oil "has no known offsetting favorable effects" and could increase risk of heart attack and stroke. It has held the same position on ...
And yes, in seven controlled trials, coconut oil consumption increased levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, also known as “bad” cholesterol. Since higher levels of LDL are automatically assumed to increase our risk of cardiovascular disease, the American ...
"In fact, coconut oil is full of unhealthy saturated fat which raises badcholesterol levels, clogs the arteries and increases the risk of heart disease. "With over 90 per cent saturated fat I would definitely be keepingcoconut oiloff the menu." ...
In the past, coconut oil was found to raise blood cholesterol and cause heart disease. However, this analysis was done using a coconut oil that had been hydrogenated. Hydrogenation creates trans fatty acids, which are toxic entities that enter the cell membranes and block the utilization of fatt...