A 1991 study17 found that palm kernel oil was even more effective for lowering serum
cholesterol than coconut oil, dairy and animal fats.
Not exact matches
While
coconut oil raises LDL, it boosts HDL
cholesterol, the «good» kind, better
than other fats.
Coconut oil raises LDL
cholesterol as much — or more —
than animal fats.
However, some studies with virgin
coconut indicate that the special diets containing virgin
coconut oil reduce serum
cholesterol levels more
than the special diets containing mainly polyunsaturated oils.
Elaeis Organic Virgin
Coconut Oil is Non Refined, Bleached or Deodorized; it contains No
Cholesterol, No Trans Fat, and is a higher
than average source of Lauric Acid.
Coconut oil does increase
cholesterol levels, but no more
than conventional soybean
oil or Plenish.»
The
coconut oil users also had a statistically higher level of HDL
cholesterol and a lower LDL: HDL ratio
than the soybean
oil group.5
Personally, my doctor said I have better
cholesterol levels
than a 25 year old and I am almost 60, but I am also a raw vegan so that doesn't prove the
coconut oil I take helps.
A 2009 study on obese women found that supplementing with
coconut oil led to an increase in HDL
Cholesterol (good cholesterol) and a reduction in LDL Cholesterol (bad cholesterol), they also lost more weight than the control groups and reduced their waist circumf
Cholesterol (good
cholesterol) and a reduction in LDL Cholesterol (bad cholesterol), they also lost more weight than the control groups and reduced their waist circumf
cholesterol) and a reduction in LDL
Cholesterol (bad cholesterol), they also lost more weight than the control groups and reduced their waist circumf
Cholesterol (bad
cholesterol), they also lost more weight than the control groups and reduced their waist circumf
cholesterol), they also lost more weight
than the control groups and reduced their waist circumference [5].
Coconut oil was found to raise total
cholesterol and LDL
cholesterol (the «bad» kind of
cholesterol shown to be correlated with a higher risk of heart disease) more
than safflower
oil and beef fat, but less
than soybean
oil and butter = maybe not so good.
Coconut oil was found to increase HDL
cholesterol (the «good» or «heart healthy» kind of
cholesterol that you want to be higher) more
than unsaturated fat did and at least as much as butter = maybe good.
For example, there are 15 GRAMS of
cholesterol in a kilogram of egg yolk whereas there are only 14 MILLIGRAMS of
cholesterol in a kilogram of
coconut oil — over a thousand times less
than in an egg yolk (since there are 1000 milligrams in a gram).