Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Virgin Coconut Oil Is Great For Weight Loss



Virgin coconut oil does not make you fat which means this oil is great for those pursuing a weight loss program. If you love to eat macaroons, or certain food cooked in coconut oil or other coconut based food items, you don't have to worry. The fats in the coconut oil does not make you fat because it does not remain in your body which would otherwise have contributed to your weight gain.

The reason for this is the presence of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) in the coconut oil. Medium-chain fatty acids are fats that are easily oxidized and does not remain in the adipose tissues consequently helping you in your weight loss efforts which would result to a lean body free of excess fat and flabs.

Virgin coconut oil contains a combination of long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) and medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAS).  MCFAs are easily absorbed and processed in the body even without the aid of the enzyme pancreatic lipase.

LCFAs on the other hand require the presence of the hormone pancreatic lipase for absorption in the intestines. They are carried to the liver by the lymph by systemic circulation where these LCFAs go through conversion to cholesterol, beta oxidation, or produced as triglycerides. LCFAs conversion to cholesterol is one reason why this kind of fatty acid does not help in weight loss.

MCFAs are transported to the liver through its main blood pathway, the hepatic portal vein where they undergo rapid oxidation and are transforme into energy ready to be utilized by the body leaving no chance of remaining in the body as belly fat.

Unlike the LCFAs, MCFAs are not involved in the choletesterol production cycle and therefore do not get to be part of the fats deposited in the body's fatty tissues which ultimately contributes to a person's sucessful weight loss efforts.

Virgin coconut oil (VCO) contains fatty acids, iodine, lauric acid, phenols, triacyglycerols, peroxide, anisidine, free fatty acids, and saponification.