The health
benefits of coconut oil
include hair care, skin care, stress relief, maintaining cholesterol
levels, weight loss, increased immunity, proper digestion and
metabolism, relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood
pressure,
diabetes, HIV and
cancer, dental care, and bone strength. These
benefits of coconut oil
can be attributed to the presence of lauric acid, capric acid and
caprylic acid, and its properties such as antimicrobial, antioxidant,
antifungal, antibacterial, soothing, etc.
The human body converts lauric acid into monolaurin which is claimed to
help in dealing with viruses and bacteria causing diseases such as
herpes, influenza, cytomegalovirus, and even
HIV.
It helps in fighting harmful bacteria such as listeria monocytogenes
and heliobacter pylori, and harmful protozoa such as giardia lamblia. As
a result of these various health benefits of coconut oil, though its
exact mechanism of action was unknown, it has been extensively used in
Ayurveda, the traditional Indian medicinal system.
The Coconut Research Center has compiled various references on
scientific research done on coconut oil.
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