The level of coconut oil consumption in recent years has increased considerably. Therefore, coconut oil is considered beneficial for health.
However, the claim that coconut oil is good for health requires a series of scientific testing. Do not let, saturated fat in coconut oil raises bad cholesterol in the blood (Low Density Lipoprotein / LDL) which is closely related to the risk of heart disease.
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| Is coconut oil good for health? The claim that coconut oil is good for health requires a series of scientific tests. |
To see if coconut oil contains saturated fat that may affect LDL or vice versa, raising good density (HDD) High Trust Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Trust Me I'm a Doctor (BBC 2) performs a simple test to see the effects of saturated coconut fat on the body.
Trust Me team invited leading Cambridge academics, Prof. Kay-Tee Khaw and Prof. Nita Forouhi in the test.
The Trust Me team recruited 94 volunteers aged 50-75 years without a history of diabetes or heart disease. The team also divided the volunteers into three different groups and asked to consume coconut oil, olive oil and butter.
Each group was asked to consume the prescribed oil of 50 grams a day for four weeks. The team frees up the participants to consume in various ways they like.
Not to forget also, researchers caution that because participants will consume 450 extra calories a day, there is the possibility of participants experiencing weight gain.
In addition, the Trust Me team also took blood samples from all participants. This is done to see the effect of each type of oil on LDL and HDL participants.
After consuming according to the time specified, the respective oil responses to LDL or HDL levels are not the same. Participants who consumed butter increased their LDL by about 10 percent. In addition, their HDL levels also increased 5 percent.
Meanwhile, LDL levels of participants who ate olive oil decreased, but not significantly. Meanwhile, HDL also rose to 5 percent.
Big surprise seen in coconut oil. Not the increase in LDL found, researchers actually presented data that HDL participants who consume coconut oil increased to 15 percent.
"Perhaps because the main saturated fats in coconut oil are lauric acid and lauric acid may have different biological effects on blood lipids against other fatty acids, the evidence for that is primarily animal origin, so it's interesting to see this effect for free," Prof Khaw
However, Prof. Kaw said that the results of this test can not be directly used as the foundation that coconut oil is a source of healthy fats. More research is needed to see how much the effects of coconut oil on health.
"I think the decision to eat a particular oil depends more than just a health effect.This is just one study and it is not responsible to suggest dietary change changes based on one study, however well done," said Prof. Kaw.
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