Cocnut oil - lose fat / improve cholesterol?

[AverageMan]

My wife purchased some coconut oil yesterday saying it's the how new thing to improve cholesterol and lose belly fat.

Anyone have experience with this? How much do you eat per day? Noticed any benefits ?

I'm a little leery about something that is the "hot new thing"

 

[Teutonic]

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[rikardo82]

My wife purchased some coconut oil yesterday saying it's the how new thing to improve cholesterol and lose belly fat.

Anyone have experience with this? How much do you eat per day? Noticed any benefits ?

I'm a little leery about something that is the "hot new thing"

coconut oil is good but there is nothing magic about losing weight

 

[halfwit]

My wife purchased some coconut oil yesterday saying it's the how new thing to improve cholesterol and lose belly fat.

Anyone have experience with this? How much do you eat per day? Noticed any benefits ?

I'm a little leery about something that is the "hot new thing"

There's some solid science behind MCT use, but it's still calories in versus calories out. NOTHING short of injections to the abdomen of some nasty thermogenics will target belly fat.

Anyone trying to state you can spot reduce fat (with the exception of above, or a new experimental drug) is trying to sell you something.

 

[AverageMan]

There's some solid science behind MCT use, but it's still calories in versus calories out. NOTHING short of injections to the abdomen of some nasty thermogenics will target belly fat.

Anyone trying to state you can spot reduce fat (with the exception of above, or a new experimental drug) is trying to sell you something.

rikardo and hlafwit - Agree 100% that calories are calories. I'm going to add coconut oil into my diet in moderation (of course tracking calories and macros accordingly) and see if it helps the old cholesterol numbers. Since starting TRT, my numbers have started to creep in the wrong direction.

 

[Dreaded Pirate Roberts]

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Its not bs. Its great stuff. I used a refind form of coconut oil to loose 50 pounds. If it is cold pressed and organic it is great for you it you use it correctly. Be careful though too much to quick and your headed to the bathroom.

 

[clman8585]

I dont eat it. I use it to cook with.

 

[Dreaded Pirate Roberts]

It great to cook with to.

 

[clman8585]

So can anyone explain to me how to incorporate it into diet? And how much

 

[Roush]

MCT oil or Cocunut oil works best on a low carb diet,, medium chain tri-glyserrides are available rather quickly to be used for energy, compared to other fats (that take a long time to digest). to get the best fat loss benefit from this you'd reduce your 'carb' calories and replace with these fast acting 'fat' calories, to be used as energy. Also, MCT oil has been shown to help speed up the process of producing Ketones for someone getting onto a ketogenic fat loss diet.

But, simply adding coconut oil to your existing diet is going to do nothing more then add more calories to your 'macros',,, its not magic by itself.

 

[brianbgboy]

I use a 1/2 teaspoon of it, melt it in a skillet and scramble my eggs with it. Coconut eggs! Tastes awesome!