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12 health benefits of coconut oil
7. It improves cholesterol levels
Use of coconut oil can improve cholesterol levels, and specifically the ratio of bad-to-good (low-density lipoprotein vs high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol. This effect was seen in a double-blind clinical trial appearing in Lipids, in which 40 obese women were given either soybean oil or coconut oil over a three-month period. All of the participants followed a low-calorie diet and walked for 50 minutes per day.
At the end of the study period, the women in both groups showed a reduction in body mass index, but only the women in the coconut oil group had a reduction in waist circumference. The women in the soybean oil group experienced increases in bad and total cholesterol and a reduction in good cholesterol. Women in the coconut oil group, however, did not have any changes in cholesterol.
The authors concluded that “supplementation with coconut oil does not cause dyslipidemia [abnormal levels of lipids and/or fats] and seems to promote a reduction in abdominal obesity.”
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