Coconut oil has made a return to its previous place of glory as a health food with a multitude of uses. One of the most popular uses has been a total reversal of its presumed role in weight gain. Though coconut oil is a saturated fat, it is a very special one known as a medium chain fatty acid. Medium chain fatty acids are not able to be metabolized in the same ways as ordinary fats. Consequently, when you ingest coconut oil it actually boosts your metabolism.
Coconut oil also has the highest content of lauric acid among any products currently out there — aside from breastmilk. Lauric acid is a special compound that harbors anti-microbial properties that have been demonstrated in vitro to kill bacteria called propionibacterium acnes. These are the bacteria responsible for causing the acne that plagues so many teenagers around the world.
Lauric acid is said to be a cox1 and cox2 inhibitor by some sources. If correct, this means that lauric acid may play a role in reducing inflammation which is the cause of a very large number of diseases that plague the modern world such as atherosclerosis.
Are you a health fanatic? You should spread the word. Use the new good news about coconut oil not being a bad fat, and in fact, being a fat that is healthy as a way to connect with others. If more people knew about the health benefits of coconut oil then it is likely that we would not have such a severe obesity problem here in the United States, as well as in the other developed nations of the world.
