Posted on 08/09/2010 10:52:26 AM PDT by James C. Bennett
A diet rich in coconut oil keeps fat away and also protects against insulin resistance, a new study shows.
The study also helps explain how people who incorporate medium chain fatty acids found in coconut oil into their diets can lose body fat. Obesity and insulin resistance are major factors leading to the development of Type 2 diabetes. Insulin resistance is an impaired ability of cells to respond to insulin.
Nigel Turner and Jiming Ye from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research compared fat metabolism and insulin resistance in mice fed coconut oil and lard based diets.
"The medium chain fatty acids like those found in coconut oil are interesting to us because they behave very differently to the fats normally found in our diets," said study leader Turner.
"Unlike the long chain fatty acids contained in animal fats, medium chain fatty acids are small enough to enter mitochondria - the cells' energy burning powerhouses - directly where they can then be converted to energy."
"Unfortunately the downside to eating medium chain fatty acids is that they can lead to fat build up in the liver, an important fact to be taken into consideration by anyone considering using them as a weight loss therapy."
Fat storage is determined by the balance between how much fat is taken in by cells and how much of this fat is burned for energy. When people eat a high fat diet, their bodies attempt to compensate by increasing their capacity to oxidise fat, said a Garvan release.
"Obese humans usually eat 40-50 percent of their calories as fat. Our mice were fed 45 percent of their calories as fat," Turner said.
Where the heck do you get coconut oil?
Any health food store. netrition.com
We Atkins proponents have known this for years.
First, you gotta put de lime in de coconut...
coconut bump
I always KNEW that movie popcorn was healthy...before they ruined it. :p
Walmart carries Louanna brand coconut oil. It’s in the baking area.
Harry Nilsson - Coconut
Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime
His sister had another one, she paid it for a lime.
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank them both up
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank them both up
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank them both up
She put the lime in the coconut, she called the doctor, woke him up,
And said, “Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?
I say, Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?”
“Now let me get this straight “,
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank them both up
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank them both up
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank them both up
Put the lime in the coconut, you called your doctor, woke him up,
And say, ‘Doctor, ain’t there nothing I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?
I say, Doctor, doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take,
I say, Doctor, dooooctor, to relieve this belly ache?’
Put the lime in the coconut, drink them both together,
Put the lime in the coconut, then you feel better,
Put the lime in the coconut, drink them both up,
Put the lime in the coconut, and call me in the morning
Wouh wouh wouh wouh wouh
Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime
His sister had another one, she paid it for a lime.
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank them both up,
She put the lime in the coconut, she called the doctor, woke him up,
Say “Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?
I say, Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take,
I say Doctor! let me get this straight”.
You put the lime in the coconut, drink them both up,
You put the lime in the coconut, drink them both up,
You put the lime in the coconut, drink them both up,
Put the lime in the coconut, you such a silly woman!,
Put the lime in the coconut, drink them both together,
Put the lime in the coconut, then you feel better.
Put the lime in the coconut, drink them both down
Put the lime in the coconut, and call me in the morning
Woo Woo, ain’t there nothin’ you can take, I say
Woo Woo, to relieve my belly ache,
You say woo woo ain’t there nothin’ I can take, I say
Woo woo, to relieve your belly ache,
You say yah yah, ain’t there nothin’ I can take, I say
Waah waah, to relieve this belly ache,
I say doctor!, ain’t there nothin’ I can take,
I say doctor!, ain’t there nothin’ I can take,
I say doctor!, ain’t there nothin’ I can take,
I say Doctor!, you such a silly woman!,
Put the lime in the coconut, drink them both together,
Put the lime in the coconut, then you feel better,
Put the lime in the coconut, drink them both up,
Put the lime in the coconut, and call me in the moooooorning,
Yes, you call me in the morning,
If you call me in the morning, then [X5]
;-)
From coconuts?.............just a guess..........
But drink ‘em bot’ up or it don’t have de same effect, mon.
Colonel, USAFR
Kid Creole agrees.
bump
I use this: Nutiva Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil. I cook with it, use it for moisturizer on body and face and also just eat a spoonful a day. Also use coconut milk in my breakfast smoothie. Noticed a big difference in skin and energy level. I lost 40lbs since March and am keeping it off by using coconut oil. Will let you know my lipid numbers when I retake the blood test next week and hopefully will get off statins.
LOL!
That’s impressive. I ought to try this as well. I’m not overweight, but I think I could do with such a supplementation.
Mounds bars?
Find a male coco.
Sometimes you feel like a nut...
Wal-Mart. It’s great for cooking and great for making popcorn.
It’s also a fantastic lubricant.
The local Food Lion has it. Right next to the vegetable oil.
“You know, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, this wacko bunch of leftist kooks, statists, nannies, these are the people that banned coconut oil from your popcorn in movie theaters...”
- Rush Limbaugh
There's gotta be coconut oil in these, too. Just the diet news I'd been waiting for.
Thanks for the tip. I get mine at the health food store, and I imagine Walmart is cheaper. I also drink “So Delicious” vanilla coconut milk in my whey protein shakes every day.
Oh, oh. Coconuts must be falling in price. It seems that someone wants to drive the price up.
So is this yet another healthy oil that stores charge four times as much for half the size?
I’ll pass. I’ll think about it when the recession is over.
I buy mine at Walmart.
And stick to the Extra Virgin coconut oil. It's first pressed so it's the purest.
The Walmart I go to usually has one brand with the cooking oils and another brand with the vitamins/nutritional supplements. Our Rite-Aid carries it in its vitamin/nutritional supplement section. Market Basket carries it with the more exotic cooking oils.
Pina Coladas.
A blogger shared her story: "My husband brought home delicious macaroons and I pigged out. "The next day I was in so much pain I passed out and had to be taken to the emergency room. My bowels were bound. They pumped my stomach, starved me, put an IV in me, threatened surgery and kept me for five days. I escaped surgery, but what an experience! Now I know first hand---macaroons can have a dangerous constipating effect."
I do everything you do with coconut oil except use it in smoothies. Hadn’t thought of that. I know people use young coconut in smoothies, but I haven’t been able to get any, but coconut oil, yeah, I got that.
I use very little oil in cooking (like none, most of the time), but generally choose coconut oil when I do use it. I don’t eat meat anymore, but lemme tell you, a nice chicken breast sauteed in coconut oil is just fantastic; wonderful aroma and taste. I still make chicken for my son this way.
He’s 33, still gets carded and the college girls around here think he’s one of them. I turned 57 recently and still don’t have a wrinkle. I can’t contribute it all to coconut oil, but good oils like avocado and coconut can help with a lot in the body and how the body looks.
For anyone who wishes to try your favorite, Nutiva, it’s available for order online at http://www.mynaturalmarket.com/coconut-oil.html?ad=gppc_omega_coconut_oil&gclid=CJHkusb-rKMCFQYBbAod5wqr6Q
As for the folks touting the product sold at Walmart, beware of processed coconut oils. They do NOT provide the nutritional benefits that virgin coconut oils do. Quite the opposite.
Nah, it’s about $3 for a quart at Walmart. About the same price as canola oil. Has a great low heat cooking point.
Num—will be sipping on those full of that great Coconut cream in 3 weeks on our western Caribbean cruise on the RC Oasis. So ready.
Does it taste like coconut?
Yeeck.
I almost licked the screen trying to taste those.
Look in the oils or natural foods section of your grocery store. The kind we use comes in jars. We’ve been making popcorn and fried chicken with this for a couple of years. Food really tastes great with this stuff.
you are correct. Get the organic pure stuff made from the first sqeezings or don’t bother. This will become solid in colder temps and liquify when warmed. It smells wonderful and tastes so, well-coconutty!
Oh that’s not bad. I might check it out then.
I guess this stuff is now good for you:
I like to add abt 1/4 tsp to my coffee...
I get mine at Amazon for $23.97 and 99cent shipping for the 54oz. It’s half full yet and I’ve had it since April. Lasts a long time. For a great moisturizer, I mix it with some organic avocado oil, almond oil and some grape seed oil. My husband uses it for his left arm, the one that hangs out the window while driving truck. His skin was so thin and non elastic that he would bump it and the skin would bleed. Now with using the oils every morning before work, he has some elasticity back and no more problems. Use what nature provides for us :)
I hate the taste of coconut, but you can’t taste it when used for cooking.
It really doesn’t have a flavor even when you lick a bit of it off your finger.
In any grocery store.
Available at Wal-Mart, Fred Meyer, and other assorted outlets.
http://www.spectrumorganics.com/?id=87
“western Caribbean cruise on the RC Oasis”
Oh, I want to go on that one next year (doing a transatlantic this year). Enjoy!
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