Coconut Oil Weight Loss

Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by fatlosscheetah

Have you been sticking to a diet of lettuce and chicken on your weight loss journey? Are you sick of it and ready to throw in the towel??

The fact that everything good for you tastes like crap gets REALLY old after a while.

I have good news for you!

There is something delicious and oily out there that actually HELPS you lose weight.

This phenomenon is Coconut Oil Weight Loss!

Let’s get the scientific explanations out of the way quickly for those of you who have a short attention span like me….

Researchers now know that weight loss associated with coconut oil is related to the length of the fatty acid chains contained in coconut oil. Coconut oil contains what are called medium chain fatty acids, or medium chain triglycerides. These medium chain fatty acids are different from the common longer chain fatty acids found in other plant-based oils. Most vegetable oils are composed of longer chain fatty acids, or triglycerides. LCTs are typically stored in the body as fat, while MCTs are burned for energy. MCTs burn up quickly in the body. Coconut oil is nature’s richest source of MCTs that increase metabolic rates and lead to weight loss. MCTs promote what is called thermogenesis. Thermogenesis increases the body’s metabolism, producing energy. People in the animal feed business have known this truth for quite some time. If you feed animals vegetable oils, they put on weight and produce more fatty meat. If you feed them coconut oil, they will be very lean.

Now… here are some fantastic ideas on how to incorporate coconut oil into your diet:

  1. Fry your eggs with coconut oil
  2. Throw some melted coconut oil into your salad
  3. Add coconut oil to brown rice
  4. Use coconut oil in cooking wherever the recipe calls for butter
  5. Use coconut oil for stir-fry

… and on and on. You get the picture – any time you need oil or butter in a recipe just throw in some coconut oil.

Disclaimer for RATARDS: This does NOT mean you can take a jar of coconut oil and devour the whole thing in one evening. Too many calories make you fat. See the BEST diet trick you will ever learn for more details

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  1. Jessica

    I love coconut oil! I use it in everything, especially in baking. David Wolfe also calls coconut out as one of the top 10 Superfoods! Good stuff!

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