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Coconut oil's surprising benefits  .metabolism-boosting medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) and lauric acid, which has antimicrobial effects

Bonjour Kwon 2014. 6. 22. 02:14

 

Various brands of coconut oil, used for cooking and health and beauty remedies and is highly recommended by experts in the field. (Dan Rosenstrauch/Bay Area News Group/MCT)

 

June 15, 2014

BY JESSICA YADEGARAN | CONTRA COSTA TIMES

 

It can illuminate skin and hair. It can boost metabolism. It can even aid in killing bacteria — all while keeping you smelling like the tropics.

 

Coconut oil, that goopy saturated fat, is having its moment in the superfood spotlight.

 

Conventional thought used to consider coconut oil unhealthy; now that research is proving otherwise, people are increasingly interested in reaping its benefits. For starters, coconut oil fats contain metabolism-boosting medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) and lauric acid, which has antimicrobial effects and may be able to increase good (HDL) cholesterol in the blood, according to recent studies published by the National Institutes of Health.