The Truth About Coconut Oil: 10 Facts You Need To Know

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Coconut oil is one of the few foods that could be rightly be considered a “superfood.” Its unique combination of fatty acids can have profound positive effects on health. This includes fat loss, better brain function and various other amazing benefits.

Here are the top 10 health benefits of coconut oil that have been experimentally confirmed in human studies.

1. Coconut Oil Contains a Unique Combination of Fatty Acids With Powerful Medicinal Properties:

Coconut oil has been demonized in the past because it contains saturated fat. In fact, coconut oil is one of the richest sources of saturated fat known to man, with almost 90% of the fatty acids in it being saturated (1).

However, new data is showing that saturated fats are harmless. Many massive studies that include hundreds of thousands of people prove that the whole “artery-clogging” idea was a myth (2).

Additionally, coconut oil doesn’t contain your average run-of-the-mill saturated fats like you would find in cheese or steak.

No, they contain so-called Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) – which are fatty acids of a medium length.

Most of the fatty acids in the diet are so-called long-chain fatty acids, but the medium-chain fatty acids in coconut oil are metabolized differently.

They go straight to the liver from the digestive tract, where they are used as a quick source energy or turned into so-called ketone bodies, which can have therapeutic effects on brain disorders like epilepsy and Alzheimer’s.

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Quick tips on choosing the best coconut oil:

As with all things, there are varying degrees of quality in coconut oil. Here are some factors to look for. A good quality coconut oil should be white when solid, clear when melted, not discolored and should smell fresh and “coconutty”, it should not smell like old rancid fat. Look for labels marked organic, unrefined, fresh pressed / expeller pressed and extra virgin. A great example of a good quality coconut oil is Dr. Bronner’s. (amazon aff. link)

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