coconut oil & thermogenesis

[dave11282]

Not only does coconut oil convert to energy quicker in your body, it increases your metabolism, which promotes weight loss. Because it boosts your metabolism, it helps your body burn fat more effectively.

Coconut oil may triple your calorie burn. Since coconut oil is a MCT, it is converted to energy so quickly that it creates a lot of heat. In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, MCT's burn three times more calories for six hours after a meal than LCT's.

The February 15, 2005 issue of Woman's World magazine stated that coconut oil is the "underground high-metabolism secret."

This is great news for people who have thyroid problems, since coconut oil improves sluggish thyroids by stimulating the production of extra thyroid hormones. Most other common oils, like vegetable (soy) and corn have been shown to inhibit thyroid function.

I have increased my coconut oil to 3 tbps a day, and I have noticed a dramatic increase in body heat.

Has anyone else noticed this?

Have you noticed increased thermogenesis and weight loss?

Dave

[kebaldwin]

http://www.vitacost.com/articleResults.aspx?Ntk=articles&ss=1&Ntt=coconut

http://search.lef.org/search/default.aspx?s=1&QUERY=coconut

http://www.qualitycounts.com/fpfats.htm

http://www.vrp.com/vrpsearch.asp?c=1155346332859&k=/articlesearch.asp&m=/includes/vrp.css&p=no&s=0

http://www.google.com/search?q=coconut&domains=www.jonbarron.org&sitesearch=www.jonbarron.org

http://search.medscape.com/uslclient/searchAll.do?queryText=coconut

[kwik]

wow very interesting. is coconut oil available everywhere?

[sweetlisa2]

I read up on virgin coconut oil, and heard it causes some people to gain weight! I just dont even want to take the chance at that.

[SunnyCarol]

I tried it for three weeks and I started to gain. My skin did feel better, but I still need to get a lot of weight off.