15 Proven Facts about Coconut Oil (You Won’t Believe #8)

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14. Reduces Appetite

It might seem too good to be true, but consuming coconut oil can naturally reduce your appetite, which can help you to lose weight without really trying!

Although scientists don’t fully understand how this works, it is thought that because the body metabolizes these fatty acids differently that the ketone bodies are somehow responsible for the reduction in appetite.

Studies back this up! One involving 14 healthy men found that those who ate the most coconut oil at the beginning of the day ate much few calories the rest of the day, about 256 fewer calories!

Although most studies have been small and only conducted for a short time, they do show that if this effect were to continue over a longer period of time, it could lead to dramatic weight loss.

15. Might Reduce Seizures

The ketones we have been talking about are now being studied to see if they can treat various types of health problems. One of the best known applications involves children with epilepsy who are resistant to drugs.

When these children are given a change of diet that includes the consumption of very few carbs but large amounts of fat, this leads to an increased concentration of ketone bodies in the blood. For a reason not yet known to science, this has resulted in the dramatic reduction in the number of seizures in these epileptic children.

Although there needs to be more research in this area, many subjects have shown that coconut oil has far more beneficial health effects than we can even imagine.

Don’t be afraid to give coconut oil a try. You have nothing to lose and so very much to gain!

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