3 reasons to use coconut oil

The book of the pharmacologist Daniel Sincholle, The guide of the coconut oil, lists many reasons to consume this oil for its health virtues. Here are 3.

Disgusted for its richness in saturated fatty acids, coconut oil is nevertheless interesting. Because the discomfort of saturated fats has probably been exaggerated: coconut oil can be part of a healthy diet. It is also an essential ingredient of the ketogenic diet (low in carbohydrates, high in fat).

She could help stay slim

Coconut oil would be more useful for keeping the line than soybean and corn oils. According to a study conducted by the University of California (Riverside), mice that consume a lot of soybean oil gain more weight and develop more diabetes than mice on a diet rich in coconut oil. especially. The fats of coconut oil are directly usable by the body and metabolized before being stored, a mechanism that partly explains these results.

It would help reduce the risk of cancer

Consuming coconut oil as a substitute for certain oils or fats helps strengthen the immune system and decrease the likelihood of developing cancer. Compared to other fats, saturated fats found in coconut oil have been shown to have a protective effect against cancer, when the contrary was thought to be the case. Medium chain fatty acids in coconut oil improve the production of white blood cells in the bone marrow. Research has shown that coconut oil is able to inhibit the action of carcinogens that are involved in cancer of the colon, mammary glands and skin.

It improves the quality of the skin

Coconut oil also has a moisturizing and antibacterial effect. In a 2008 study, dermatology researchers compared the cutaneous application of coconut oil and olive oil on the presence of golden staphylococci. After the intervention, only 5% of the sites treated with coconut oil kept staphylococci against 50% of those receiving olive oil. Beyond the therapeutic benefits, coconut oil can also be used as a beauty product for virtually all parts of the body: skin, cuticles, lips, the eye area ... Very moisturizing, it soothes, calm redness, relieves the skin attacked by the sun and pollution.

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