Health Benefits of Coconut Oil

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Sri Lankan researchers have shown that Virgin Coconut Oil(VCO) metabolizes in the human body. The researchers have also shown that among the saturated fatty acids in coconut oil is a larger proportion of “Lauric acid.” Though this fatty acid raises blood cholesterol level, it is due to the increase in the amount of HDL (High Density Lipoprotein) cholesterol which is considered the “good cholesterol” that reduces LDL (bad cholesterol) and the risk of coronary heart disease.

The human body metabolizes some *8% of the saturated in VCO. VCO consists of seven types of medium-chain fatty acids. Lauric acid is the most predominant among them; it does not circulate in the blood stream like other fats, but is metabolized rapidly and is not stored as body fat. Research shows the human body also converts Lauric acid to a fatty derivative that protects the body from viral and bacterial infections.