10 reasons why coconut oil is healthy
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You may have noticed lately that I write more and more about coconut oil. That's because coconut oil is super healthy. It is already called the newest superfood by some people. This is because adding coconut oil to your diet has several health benefits, such as weight loss and better brain function.
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That is why in this article I will discuss the 10 reasons why coconut oil is healthy, so that you also start cooking and lubricating with coconut oil. Don't like the coconut flavor? Then that is no reason not to use it in the kitchen because you will not notice that taste when baking with coconut oil.
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11 minMain dishpeanut oil, tofu stir-fry cubes finely seasoned, stir fry sauce sweet and sour, thick noodles, carrot julienne, beetroot julienne, yellow bell pepper, watercress,rainbow salad with tofu -
45 minMain dishRed cabbage, mild olive oil, quinoa plus, forest outing, lemon, sesame oil, soy sauce less salt, Bio Today tahini white in pot, tap water,grilled red cabbage with quinoa salad -
30 minDessertBrie, Roquefort, port salut, gruyere, Camembert, walnut, garlic, thyme, honey, grape, baguette, Red onion, red grape, raisins, Red wine, Red wine vinegar, Brown sugar,generous cheese plate with onion marmalade -
30 minDessertFull Milk, whipped cream, macaroon, custard powder, vanilla sugar, sugar, protein, amaretto, almond liqueur, basic recipe cooking pears,macaroon pastry with casserole
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I'm not only going to talk about coconut oil for nutrition, but also about how to use coconut oil for your skin and hair.
Reason 1: Coconut oil has a different kind of fat
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Coconut oil is fat, but not the same kind you find in meat, eggs or cheese. That's because the fat consists of medium chain triglycerides or medium chain triglycerides. That is a shorter combination of molecules than with the fat from meat, eggs or cheese.
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Other fats have more molecules than the fat in coconut oil, which therefore has a median length instead of a long length. Because the composition of molecules is different, the body also handles the fat from coconut oil differently than the fat from meat, for example.
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5 minDrink without alcoholbananas, cool fresh apple-pear raspberry juice, Soy drink vanilla,soy fruit shake -
20 minMain dishsauerkraut, sticking potato, liquid baking product, half-to-half minced, Spice meatballs, pineapple, olive oil, liquid baking product,gratin sauerkraut dish with minced meat -
40 minMain dishlemongrass, fresh ginger, Red peppers, onions, tomato cubes, fresh cod fillet, coriander, oil, ground turmeric (koenjit), coconut milk, salt,fish in creamy coconut sauce -
15 minSide dishsweet potato, soft goat cheese, egg, spring / forest onion,stuffed sweet potato with egg
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To clarify this: Long chain fatty acids are only broken down by the body after about six hours or more, this is a complicated process that requires bile and enzymes. Medium chain acids can be digested without bile or enzymes. so the long chain fatty acids are only broken down in the small intestine, while the medium and short chain fatty acids are already absorbed at the beginning of your intestinal system. Much more effective and faster and therefore much less stressful for your intestines!
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To clarify this: Long chain fatty acids are only broken down by the body after about six hours or more, this is a complicated process that requires bile and enzymes. Medium chain acids can be digested without bile or enzymes. so the long chain fatty acids are only broken down in the small intestine while the medium and short chain fatty acids are already absorbed in the beginning of your intestinal system. Much more effective and faster and therefore much less stressful for your intestines!
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The fat from coconut oil goes directly to the liver where it is directly converted into ketone bodies. Used in the brains and tissues such as skin. In addition, they do not enter the long-term fat storage, which is the case with the other types of fat. So no big belly because of coconut oil!
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The fat from coconut oil goes directly to the liver where it is directly converted into ketone bodies. These are used in the brain and by tissues such as your skin. In addition, they do not enter the long-term fat storage, which is the case with the other types of fat. So no big belly because of coconut oil!
Reason 2: Coconut oil helps increase fat burning
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Now that obesity is becoming a major social problem, there is also increasing discussion about where that obesity comes from. Too many calories is a clear cause, but the source of those calories should not be underestimated. It's great fun to eat sugar free, but if you eat more trans fats as a result, you are even further away from home.
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Now that overweight is becoming a major social problem, there is also more and more discussion about where that overweight comes from. Too many calories is a clear cause, but the source of those calories should not be underestimated. It is great fun to eat sugar free, but if you eat more trans fats as a result, you are even further away from home.
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20 minMain dishTasty vine tomato, (olive oil, fresh basil, onion, garlic, Parmigiano Reggiano, zucchini spaghetti, pumpkin spaghetti, mini buffalo mozzarella,lukewarm pumpkin and zucchini spaghetti -
15 minSide dishtraditional olive oil, curry powder, wheat flour, coconut milk, sambal oelek, chicken broth tablet, water, fresh mango,curry sauce with mango -
30 minMain dishtraditional olive oil, lean ground beef, frozen Mexican wok vegetables, salsa sauce mild, taco shell, grated young cheese, creme fraiche,Mexican vegetable in tacos -
95 minMain dishmaize chicken, lemon, coarse sea salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, thyme, zucchini, tomatoes (small to), black olives without pit,provençal chicken with zucchini and tomatoes
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Coconut oil is a good source of calories. This is due to the medium chain triglycerides, the shorter molecule combination. Research has shown that with an increase of 15 to 30 grams of fats with this medium molecule chain in your daily diet, you burn up to five percent more calories per day than before you had this in your diet. So suppose you normally burn 2000 calories a day, then with this addition to your diet suddenly that is 2100 calories a day and you haven't even started exercising.
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Coconut oil is a good source of calories. This is due to the medium chain triglycerides, the shorter molecule combination. Research has shown that with an increase of 15 to 30 grams of fats with this medium molecule chain in your daily diet you burn up to five percent more calories per day than before you had this in your diet. So suppose you normally burn 2000 calories a day, then with this addition to your diet suddenly that is 2100 calories a day and you haven't even started exercising.
Reason 3: Koskos oil reduces your hunger
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Slimming down is a great property of coconut oil. By reducing the feeling of hunger, you will eat less, without having to make an effort. This can prevent obesity, along with diabetes, cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.
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Cravings control is a great property of coconut oil. By reducing the feeling of hunger, you will eat less, without having to make an effort. This can prevent obesity, along with diabetes, cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.
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25 minSmall dishflour, frozen puff pastry, egg, milk, walnut, mature cheese, paprika, dried Provençal herbs,puff pastry-sticks -
20 minSide dishEggs, lettuce, parsley, olive oil (extra virgin), tarragon vinegar, salt and freshly ground pepper,lettuce with egg dressing -
15 minSmall dishbaking flour, peanut oil, flat leaf parsley,ar'nabit mi'li -
15 minAppetizerScottish salmon fillet, butter or margarine, fresh dill, creme fraiche, dry white wine, arugula lettuce melange, pan tostado,baked salmon with white-wine sauce
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This is because the keto bodies that are formed during the processing of the coconut oil by your body have a hunger-suppressing effect. Your body can get energy from sugar which is the case with most people and your body can get energy from the keto bodies. The body process by which energy is extracted from the keto bodies is called ketosis.
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This is because the keto bodies that are formed during the processing of the coconut oil by your body have a hunger-suppressing effect. Your body can get energy from sugar, which is the case with most people and your body can get energy from the ketogenic bodies. The body process by which energy is extracted from the keto bodies is called ketosis.
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A study that compared two groups of men with a diet containing short fats, medium chain triglycerides, and other fats found that the men who ate the short fats ate up to 256 calories less, per day! This reduction was because after burning all the sugar the body got to burn the keto bodies, which your body makes from coconut oil.
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If you have breakfast in the morning with a fried egg in coconut oil, chances are you will also eat less than usual at lunch.
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25 minMain dishbalsamic vinegar, garlic, steak, Spaghetti, traditional olive oil, fresh green olive tapenade, arugula, Parmigiano Reggiano,spaghetti with steak and arugula -
15 minAppetizerfennel bulb, arugula, red pointed pepper, black agnus carpaccio (a 100 grams), capers,black angus carpaccio with fennel -
35 minMain dishsweet potatoes, salad onion, garlic, cooking dairy, grated cheese for vegetable gratin, almond shavings, peanut oil, breaded schnitzels, Broccoli,crispy schnitzel with sweet potato gratin and broccoli -
30 minMain disholive oil, onion, tomato, risotto rice, laurel leaf, thyme, saffron, turmeric, fish stock of 1 tablet, mixed seafood, mixed whitefish fillet, mussel, lemon,fish paella from the oven
Reason 4: Coconut oil lowers your cholesterol
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A study in rats shows that coconut oil lowers the levels of LDL (the bad cholesterol) and increases HDL (the good cholesterol). That's great if you have high cholesterol and a bad and good cholesterol ratio.
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15 minMain dishgreen tagliatelle, garlic, Red pepper, olive oil, tomato cubes, cocktail shrimp, mixed salad, vinaigrette,spicy tagliatelle with shrimps -
50 minMain dishsomething crumbly potatoes, sauerkraut natural, tomato paste, sambal oelek, bacon, semi-skimmed milk, unsalted butter, Gelderse smoked sausage,Sauerkraut with smoked sausage -
20 minBreakfastrucola lettuce, bunch onion, roasted red peppers in pot, traditional olive oil, medium sized egg, fresh cream, grated mature cheese, butter,creamy cheese omelet with arugula -
25 minMain dishceleriac, floury potatoes, olive oil, beef finches, onion, Apple juice, gravy natural, dairy spread,beeffinch with sweet apple gravy
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The same result can be seen in a study with 40 women. Using coconut oil in cooking has a better effect on their cholesterol ratio than baking in soybean oil. It also reduces obesity.
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Lowering bad cholesterol will also reduce the risk of other cardiovascular diseases.
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25 minMain dishthin bacon strips, onion, chicken fillet, smoked paprika, chestnut mushrooms, traditional olive oil, chilled little newborns, fresh carrots and snow peas,free-range chopsticks with mixed vegetables -
15 minSnackflatbread, Mango Chutney, smoked duck breast, cress,oriental duck -
20 minMain dishmussel, butter, leeks, White wine, water, creme fraiche,normandy mussels in cream sauce -
65 minDessertsugar, vanilla bean, oranges, almond shavings, butter, Eggs, vanilla sugar, self-raising flour,orange-almond pie
Reason 5: Coconut oil reduces dangerous belly fat
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Because coconut oil calms your hunger and even ensures that you burn more energy while you are not even exercising, there is a logical consequence that you can lose weight.
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That's not all, because eating coconut oil also helps against dangerous belly fat. Belly fat consists of the most harmful fats, such as trans fats, and increases the risk of various diseases of prosperity or a combination of diseases, the metabolic syndrome.
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The previously mentioned study, which shows that coconut oil lowers cholesterol, also shows that the women lose a significant amount of weight, so this is no coincidence, as was shown in the control after 12 weeks (3 months). ). Then you should take 30 milliliters of coconut oil every day.
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A study of men with a beer belly who were given a capsule with 30 milligrams of coconut oil per day had a belly circumference that had shrunk by an average of 2.86 centimeters after 4 weeks.
Reason 6: Populations that eat a lot of coconuts are healthy
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Islanders in the South Pacific Ocean, Polynesia, often eat a lot of coconuts, including coconut oil. Researchers wanted to know how healthy this actually was and so they examined two peoples, with one of the diet consisting of 63 percent and the other population consisting of 34 percent coconuts.
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Both colonies did not suffer from cardiovascular disease. This was totally against expectations, because coconut oil is fat.
Reason 7: Coconut oil kills bacteria, viruses and fungi
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Coconut oil contains lauric acid. When coconut oil is processed by enzymes, monolaurin is made in addition to the lauric acid. Both of these substances can fight bacteria, viruses and fungi.
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An example of a fungus that is controlled by coconut oil is the candida fungus. The researchers who have researched this even recommend coconut oil to combat fungal infections.
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In addition, coconut oil can also help against colds, the herpes virus, fever and even chronic fatigue syndrome.
Reason 8: Coconut oil can reduce epileptic seizures in children
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Since the 1920s, epilepsy has been treated with a diet that produces a lot of ketone bodies in your blood. Because coconut oil is also converted into keto bodies in the body, you get more of it in your blood. The children who tested this were resistant to the medication that is normally prescribed and this was in combination with an appropriate diet to increase the ketone bodies even further.
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They want the body to get energy through ketosis, instead of sugars. Ketosis involves burning fat instead of burning sugar.
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25 minMain dishflour, slip tongues, olive oil, garlic, leeks, raw ham, black olives without pit, lemon,fried sole with ham and leek -
40 minMain dishgreen pepper, extra virgin olive oil, spring / forest onion, garlic, sticking potato, chilli pepper flakes, deep-frozen mine, flat leaf parsley,marmitako -
65 minMain dishpotatoes, olive oil, onion, garlic, minced beef, sauerkraut, curry powder, sour cream, parsley,potatoes stuffed with sauerkraut beef -
85 minSide dishshallot, White wine vinegar, red silver onions of tomatoes, limes juice and grater, oysters, sea salt,raw oysters with two toppings
Reason 9: Coconut oil improves brain function in Alzheimer's patients
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Alzheimer's is a disease that undermines the function of your brain. This is because glucose can no longer reach all parts of the brain, or goes to a lesser extent. As with ketosis, the keto bodies can also provide energy to the brain as an alternative to glucose. These also arrive better in the parts of the brain that no longer function properly, which reduces Alzheimer's symptoms.
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Because the fats in coconut oil are transformed in the liver into keto bodies, the use of coconut oil is increasingly being investigated by medical science.
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This is a long-term strategy, you only notice it after 45 to 90 days. where you use coconut oil with every meal, which improves brain function. In addition, you have to eat fewer carbohydrates to enhance this effect and possibly bring it forward.
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Especially with a milder form of Alzheimer's you can see the effects earlier, even 90 minutes after the intake of fats with a smaller molecular length such as those of coconut oil.
Reason 10: Coconut oil protects your skin and hair
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By not eating coconut oil, but using it as a mask for your hair or on your skin it protects against UV radiation. For example, it blocks 20 percent of UV radiation.
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20 minMain dishfusilli, frozen haricot beans, onion, olive oil, semi-skimmed milk, water, mix for tagliatelle cream sauce, pink salmon in a tin,fusilli with salmon and string beans -
20 minMain dishceleriac, unsalted butter, fine mustard, vegetarian smoked sausage, stew vegetables, fresh parsley, white cheese,celeriac stew with vegetarian smoked sausage (advertorial) -
15 minMain disholive oil, onion, fennel bulb, garlic, saffron, lemon, mussel, white beer, fish fillet, butter,fish dish with fennel and white beer -
20 minMain dishWorld of meats iberico presca, traditional olive oil, salt, Tabasco, pine nuts, romatomat, arugula, balsamic vinegar, Parmigiano Reggiano,iberico presca tagliata
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In addition, it also helps to moisturize your skin if you suffer from dry skin.
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In addition, coconut oil can protect your hair so that it looks healthy again. Giving your hair a coconut oil mask can penetrate deeply into your hair and give your hair more volume and less dryness.
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20 minDessertfresh pineapple, dark chocolate, coconut grater, almond shavings, chilli pepper flakes,pineapple sorbet and spicy chocolate -
70 minMain dishhampen, Chinese five spice powder, butter, baking bacon, Red onion, garlic, prunes without seeds, cider or apple juice,stewed ham-pieces with prunes -
15 minSide dishcranberry compote, Apple juice, extra virgin olive oil, arugula lettuce melange, fresh goat's cheese 55, red grapes,goat cheese salad with grapes -
10 minSnackfresh raspberry, raspberry, lemon juice, orange juice, Apple juice, powdered sugar,raspberry ice creams
Finally
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To fully enjoy all these benefits, it is important to use virgin or unrefined coconut oil. You can recognize this unrefined coconut oil by its structure, which I can best compare with the structure of the coconut in the strips of bounty, not that you should immediately think that you should eat bounties! Refined coconut oil is smooth and resembles regular cooking oil.
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So adding coconut oil to your diet, whether with baking or capsules, can help you lose weight and have less belly fat, lower cholesterol and therefore less risk of cardiovascular disease. In addition, it also helps against all kinds of bacteria, viruses and fungi.
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In addition, it helps your brain function so that the number of epileptic seizures can be reduced and you can also suffer less from Alzheimer's complaints.
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Finally, you can also use it for healthy skin and shiny hair.
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