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 ...
The role of coconut and coconut oil in coronary heart disease in kerala, south India. Trop Doct, 27, 215-7.Kumar PD (1997) The role of coconut and coconut oil in coronary heart disease in Kerala, south India. Tropical Doctor 27: 215-7....
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...
olive oil, or butter, and concluded that coconut oil significantly lowered C reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, and had positive blood lipid profiles in those consuming coconut oil as their main dietary oil.
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...
HDL-C, also known as “good cholesterol (胆固醇)”, removes “bad cholesterol” from the walls of our blood vessels, thus reducing our risk of stroke and heart disease. Coconut oil’s fatty acids also protect our stomachs from parasites (寄生虫) and harmful bacteria that play havoc with ...
Coconut oil has been used for treating Alzheimer’s, preventing heart disease and high blood pressure, helps cure urinary tract and kidney infections, reduces arthritis inflammation, prevents cancer, boosts your immune system, helps gallbladder disease and pancreatitis. Coconut oil improves skin health...
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...
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...
In a study and press release, the AHA said it continues to recommend replacing saturated fats with poly- and mono-unsaturated vegetable oil to help prevent heart disease. It says trials that lowered intake of dietary saturated fat and replaced it with polyunsaturated vegetable oil reduced ...