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Coconut Oil and Medium-Chain Triglycerides

Coconut Trees Attribution Mila Zinkova

All fats and oils are composed of fat molecules called fatty acids.

There are two methods of classifying fatty acids.

The one you are most familiar is based on saturation. You have saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, and polyunsaturated fatty acids.

The second method of . . . → Read More: Coconut Oil and Medium-Chain Triglycerides

Coconuts, Digestion and Nutrient Absorption

 

Coconut Tree Attribution Teinesavaii

For at least five decades researchers have recognized that the medium chain triglyceride (MCT) were digested differently than other fats. This difference has had important applications in the treatment of many digestive and metabolic health conditions and since that time medium chain triglyceride (MCT) have been routinely used . . . → Read More: Coconuts, Digestion and Nutrient Absorption

Coconut, Milk Quality and MCT

 

Cocos Nucifera Attribution Forest and Kim Star

Milk that is rich in medium-chain fatty acids is vital for the healthy growth and development of the child. For this reason,medium chain triglyceride (MCT) are added to most, if not all, baby formulas. Yet, these fatty acids are not exactly the same as those . . . → Read More: Coconut, Milk Quality and MCT

Coconut, Protection from Illness

Cocos Nucifera5 Attribution Forest and Kim Star

Protection from Illness

One of the major characteristics of human breast milk is its ability to protect infants from a myriad of infectious illnesses during a time when their immune systems are immature and incapable of adequately defending themselves. The protective antimicrobial substances in milk that . . . → Read More: Coconut, Protection from Illness

Coconut, Metabolism and Energy

 

Cocos Nucifera Attribution Forest and Kim Star

Eating foods containing medium chain triglyceride (MCT) is like putting high octane fuel into your car. The car runs smoother and gets better gas mileage. Likewise, with medium chain triglyceride (MCT) your body performs better because it has more energy and greater endurance. Because medium . . . → Read More: Coconut, Metabolism and Energy

Coconut Water Dew from the Heavens

 

Coconut Water

If you travel to the Pacific islands one of the native foods you would have the pleasure to enjoy is coconut water, also referred to as coconut juice. Coconut water is the liquid you find inside the coconut. It is the most popular beverage consumed in the tropics. Here it . . . → Read More: Coconut Water Dew from the Heavens