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Coconut oil - the Superfood new?

Jennifer Aniston and uses the England rugby team swears by its metabolism boosting qualities. Coconut oil is touted as the health food of 2008 - but is this just more 'superfood' hype?
When Jennifer Aniston was spotted with a trolley full of coconut oil, the manufacturers of this little grease used must have jumped for joy. Coconut oil has had a bad press because of its high content of saturated fat, but the faithful say it is misunderstood. It is heart-healthy and fantastic for weight loss, they say, because it speeds up the metabolism. It is also cholesterol free and - according to some supporters Wilder - can cure anything from candida to cancer. Coconuts is touted as the health food of 2008, but a closer examination of the science behind the claims highlights the hyperbole that afflicts the superfoods "Industry. Then the answer to all modern ills really found a palm tree?
Coconut oil - which is derived from the flesh of the fruit and not to be confused with coconut milk - is certainly catching on British athletes. It was included in the diet of the team Rugby in England in 2007, which averaged 2 pounds of muscle heavier than the 2003 team, and the new team is already in use. According to nutritionist Matt Lovell Rugby, virgin coconut oil can increase the metabolic rate and therefore help the body burn fat more efficiently. "It is the most misunderstood of all fats, "he said. "This is what we call a" functional food "because it provides many health benefits beyond its nutritional or caloric content.
At first glance, the so-called "fat makes you thin" argument seems clearly suspect. As oil butter Coconut is extremely rich in saturated fats.

However, it differs from fats such as butter because it contains many triglyceride medium chain (MCT). "[These are] absorbed directly by the liver so much as they burn carbohydrates," says Lovell. " It means they provide instant energy and are suitable for endurance-based. "Fats, like butter, contain long-chain fatty acids, which are deposited in fat cells and burn more slowly.

Although coconut oil is in calories (about nine calories per gram), coconut enthusiasts maintain that because of TCM, the body burns those calories faster than it would calories from other sources of fat. A 2003 study published in Obesity Research seems to confirm when it found that the oil Coconut could help men who are overweight to burn more calories and lose weight.
"There is a small amount of evidence that MCTs are metabolized and processed differently from LCT, "Bridget accepts Aisbitt, a nutrition scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation." But ultimately, it the balance of calories in calories compared to determine which weight loss or gain, and one of the easiest ways to cut calories is to reduce the amount of fat in the diet. Gram for gram, fat is more than twice the calories of carbohydrates or proteins. "
As it is a saturated fat, one might think that coconut oil is bad for the heart. However, Lovell points out that "virgin coconut oil, unlike other saturated fatty acids, contains no cholesterol, so as not to increase the level of cholesterol in the blood serum. "Moreover, He said: "It actually has healing properties far beyond any other cooking oil and is widely used in traditional medicine people between Asia and the Pacific. "

Others are less enthusiastic. "From the oil coconut course does not contain cholesterol, says Professor Peter Emery, head of the department of nutrition and dietetics at King's College London. "The same thing applies to all vegetable oils. As always, there is a grain of truth behind the hype. Yes, it contains a large number of triglycerides medium chain, which are absorbed directly into the liver [of] the small intestine. And there is evidence that MCTs do increase the metabolic rate slightly. But the amount you can realistically consume in place of other oils would have a minimal effect on energy balance or weight loss. "

Dr Christine Tomlinson, director of the National Candida Society, believes in the antibacterial properties of coconut oil, and advises people suffering from Candida (those with an overgrowth of yeast) to include in their diet. Elsewhere, there are claims that can help to hyperthyroidism, diabetes, pancreatic function and thyroid uptake of vitamins, immune system and digestive problems.
Ultimately, of course, we should all be ditching saturated fats (butter) in our diet in favor of those based plants. "The evidence on the coconut oil is minimal, especially when compared to the large amount of scientific evidence that polyunsaturated (Vegetable oil based spreads) and monounsaturated (like olive oil or rapeseed oil) help to lower cholesterol "Steer said." Used sparingly, as you would normal cooking oil, coconut oil will certainly not do you any harm. "
Indeed, there may be good reasons to give it a go. Virgin coconut oil is organic, tastes surprisingly good in a wok, and can be used as a body lotion or hair - even the fat in your bike chain.

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