The authors comment on the link between polyunsaturated oils and diabetes and recommend
increasing coconut oil consumption as a means to prevent diabetes.
Not exact matches
Coconut oil consumption can
increase the efficiency of your thyroid, which regulates many of your bodily processes including your metabolism.
Adding
coconut oil to your diet is a great way to
increase your fat
consumption to boost your body's absorption of fat - soluble vitamins.
I've tried one day to drink 2 tbs of
coconut oil in attempt to
increase my
consumption but I got palpitations.
For instance, extra virgin
coconut oil consumption has been demonstrated to significantly reduce body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) and produce significant
increases in concentrations of HDL cholesterol in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD)(Cardoso et al., 2015).
Thus, unless you are part of the minority of the population that carries the APOE4 allele, a polymorphism that confers
increased risk with saturated fat
consumption, there is no reason to avoid
coconut oil or saturated fat (Barberger - Gateau et al., 2011).
In fact, the diet should be approximately 70 % of calories from unadulturated fats like low carb nuts (pecans and macadamias are great, almonds ok and peanuts and cashews are considered higher carb on the nut scale), avocado, grass fed butter,
coconut oil, olive
oil; and the remainng 15/15 for protein and non-starchy vegetable carbs, especially nutrient dense leafy greens It is carbohydrates or high protein leading to gluconeogenesis in the diet that make concurrent
consumption of fats a cardiovascular risk, but in a properly carb - restricted and moderate protein diet, and in the absence of systemic inflammation (hsCRP, ESR), one should not worry about
increases in cholesterol, but focus on the size of the cholesterol particles (bigger is better) Dr. Peter Attia explains this complex topic well.
If you are trying to absorb more vitamins, try
increasing your
consumption of high quality organic sources of saturated fats such as butter,
coconut oil, eggs, and animal proteins.
Also, my MUFA
consumption was also reduced because of the elimination of both olive
oil and nuts, while SFA
consumption increased (more
coconut oil and dairy).
If you are trying to absorb more vitamins, try
increasing your
consumption of high - quality organic sources of saturated fats such as butter,
coconut oil, eggs, and animal proteins.
Dr. Bredesen described a 36 point intervention that included such things as optimizing sleep, aerobic exercise, keeping homocysteine below 7, reducing simple carbohydrates,
increasing ketogenesis, keeping A1c below 5.5, optimizing vitamin D levels, reducing grain
consumption, and adding sources of good fat for the brain like
coconut oil.
Numerous health authorities advise against regular
consumption of
coconut oil due to its high levels of saturated fat (similar to that of animal fat) having potential to
increase risk of cardiovascular disease.
Consumption of fresh, non-oxidized DHA, EPA or omega -3-rich perilla
oil increases markers of oxidative stress in rats.58 Rats fed 30 percent of their diet as corn
oil have double the rate of lipid peroxidation, half the aerobic capacity, and 42 percent lower glycogen stores in their heart tissue compared to rats fed an equal amount of
coconut oil.59 A randomized, double - blind, placebo - controlled trial likewise showed that six grams per day of fish
oil increased lipid peroxides and MDA in healthy men, regardless of whether they were supplemented with 900 IU of vitamin E (see Figure 4).60