We love it and we create it for everything new, especially when it comes to what we eat. A new product comes out and before you even have a chance to try it there are raving reviews all over the internet about how some love it and others hate it. Coconut oil is not a new product, it's actually pretty ancient, and has for many generations sustained lives in Asian and Pacific populations. In areas where coconut provides more than half of the peoples' calories, heart disease is not an issue. In America we are advised to stay away from this 'bad' oil because it is composed of 92% saturated fat, and our number one cause of death is heart disease...
You see, there is a difference between the SF is coconut oil and the SF in other sources like animal fats. The kind in coconut oil is a MCFA, or a medium-chain fatty acid, which your liver can metabolize pretty quickly in comparison to the LCFA (long-chain) found in other vegetable-sourced oils. Your body absorbs these MCFA's easier, your liver metabolizes them quicker, and you can burn them off faster. All of a sudden storing energy isn't as automatic as with LCFA's. So coconut oil could be beneficial in the sense that it can raise your metabolism and help you burn off those calories quicker.
Coconut oil is not your solution to weight loss, though. You must still burn more calories than you consume if you want to lose weight, or balance the two acts if you want to maintain your weight. In both scenarios however, physical activity is indispensable to reaching success. All coconut oil might do for your body is make those calories more readily available to burn off rather than storing it right away.
Personally, I have been substituting half of my soy milk for coconut milk in my morning latté, and I love it. Of course, I am just talking about the taste. I don't believe that half a cup of coconut milk three times a week will make much of a difference.
Personally, I have been substituting half of my soy milk for coconut milk in my morning latté, and I love it. Of course, I am just talking about the taste. I don't believe that half a cup of coconut milk three times a week will make much of a difference.
I have never heard of coconut oil as an aid for weight loss. However it’s my go to oil for everything. I use it as a deep conditioner and I also use it as regular hair oil. Coconut oil is also great for cooking and baking, and let me not forget as a lotion. I even carry around a little 9oz bottle in my purse for my cuticles. I really liked this blog post because I learned so much from it. Thanks.
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