Coconut oil was, a relatively short time ago, erroneously mislabeled as a fatty acid that was too saturated to ever be considered good for overall wellness, but what most ordinary men and women do not realize is that oil produced by coconuts was at one time a staple of the American diet. Since the middle of the 20th century, vegetable oil has taken it’s place as the king of fats, despite the scientific fact that it’s actually more unhealthy.
Coconut oil has, however, returned to its historical place of glory as a variety of health food with a multitude of uses. One of the more widespread uses has, humorously, been a complete reversal of its erroneously assumed role in weight gain. Though coconut oil really is a saturated fat, it is a very unique one one known as a medium chain fatty acid. Medium chain fats are not able to be chemically broken down by the same pathway as normal fats. As a result of this, when you eat coconut oil it actually able to boost your overall metabolic rate.
Coconut oil also has the highest content of lauric acid by percentage among any products currently produced. Lauric acid is a unique compound that harbors anti-microbial properties that have been shown in a petri dish to kill an evil little bacteria called propionibacterium acnes or “p. acnes”. These are the abundant little bacteria that are known to cause the the pimples that plagues so many adolescents from around the the whole of the Earth.
Lauric acid is been called a cox1 and cox2 inhibitor by some relatively obscure sources. If correct, this means that lauric acid may play a real role in lower the amount of inflammation in the body which is the underlying cause of a very large number of conditions that plague our modern world such as diabetes.
Are you a health junky? You should make it a goal to spread the word to your friends. Use the great news about coconut oil not only NOT being a bad fat, but actually being a fat that is healthy as a way to connect with other individuals. If more men and women had knowledge of the health benefits of coconut oil then it is quite likely that we would not have such a high obesity rate here in the U.S., as well as the other more developed countries.
Thanks for taking a few moments to absorb some of the information I wanted to share with you. If you’re interested in learning a bit more take a look at: coconut oil use, and the omega-3 book.