April 8, 2020 Jennifer Abbasi JAMA. Published online April 8, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5186 Clinical trials don’t support the public’s positive perception of coconut oil, a recent systematic review and meta-analysis suggests. The study, published in Circulation, found that compared with other vegetable oils, coconut oil increases low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)—the “bad” kind that ups cardiovascular disease […]
October 31, 2018 By Dr. William Davis The average American’s lifetime risk for developing high blood pressure is 90%, even using the lax definition of hypertension in clinical studies (that typically don’t label a BP high unless it is 140/90 mmHg or higher, even though we know that, for example, risk for stroke and cardiovascular […]
To date, there are over 1,500 studies proving coconut oil to be one of the healthiest foods on the planet. Coconut oil benefits and uses go beyond what most people realize. Research has finally uncovered the secrets to this amazing fruit; namely healthy fats called medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), these unique fats include: Caprylic acid […]
by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer Action Points Note that this mouse study found that cocount-oil, compared with two variants of soybean oil, appeared to result in less adverse metabolic effects. Be aware that mice fed a low-fat diet had less weight gain than those fed any of the equi-caloric high-fat diets. A newly introduced soybean oil […]
The effects of virgin coconut oil (vco) as supplementation on quality of life (qol) among breast cancer patients Full Text Lipids in Health and Disease, 08/28/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Law KS, et al. – Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst Malaysian women. Both the disease and its treatment can disrupt the […]
Sunday, 25 May 2014 20:31 By Kristen Schepker | Contributing Writer – Vol. 15, No. 2. Summer, 2014 For thousands of years, indigenous peoples in tropical regions have recognized the vast nutritional and medicinal value of the coconut palm. Referred to as the “tree of life” among tropical cultures, virtually all parts of the coconut […]