Informative Speech Coconut Oil
Intro Coconut oil had a bad reputation for a long time because of its high saturated fat content.
Health experts have hammered into us that saturated fat is bad for your heart health.
According to the website, Gunners 2013, Coconut oil contains a unique combination of fatty acids with powerful properties. The type of fat in coconut oil is called medium chain triglycerides, Which is a saturated fat that goes straight from your liver to your digestive tract.
There it is used as a quick energy source and can even create ketone bodies which have a therapeutic effect on brain disorders such as epilepsy and alzheimer's according to Gunners
2013. As far as health benefits goes,this seems pretty great right? Eat a little bit of coconut oil,get a little bit of energy and fight off epilepsy and alzheimer’s at the same time. Well since it still has a high level of saturated fat,92%, it’s still not considered the best oil for your heart health. Another health benefit is a possibility of preventing infections. 2 characteristics of coconut oil make this possible. One, twelve carbon lauric acids makes up almost 50% of fatty acids and Two, when it is digested it forms a monoglyceride called monolaurin. Both monoglyceride and monolaurin can kill harmful pathogens like bacteria,viruses,and fungi. This can be done of you take just coconut oil or if you just use it as a topical solution as well. The last health benefit is weight loss! This benefit implements the MCT’s as well as the key tones from the benefits previously mentioned. According to Gunner 2013, 1 study found that 1530 grams of MCT’s per day increased 24 hour expenditure by 5%. Totaling about 120 calories per day. Ketones have been shown to reduce your appetite. So increasing your energy expenditure and decreasing your appetite equals weight loss. All thanks to coconut oil. So there you have it, quick energy source,brain disorder fighting ketones,infection prevention,and weight loss. These are only
Health experts have hammered into us that saturated fat is bad for your heart health.
According to the website, Gunners 2013, Coconut oil contains a unique combination of fatty acids with powerful properties. The type of fat in coconut oil is called medium chain triglycerides, Which is a saturated fat that goes straight from your liver to your digestive tract.
There it is used as a quick energy source and can even create ketone bodies which have a therapeutic effect on brain disorders such as epilepsy and alzheimer's according to Gunners
2013. As far as health benefits goes,this seems pretty great right? Eat a little bit of coconut oil,get a little bit of energy and fight off epilepsy and alzheimer’s at the same time. Well since it still has a high level of saturated fat,92%, it’s still not considered the best oil for your heart health. Another health benefit is a possibility of preventing infections. 2 characteristics of coconut oil make this possible. One, twelve carbon lauric acids makes up almost 50% of fatty acids and Two, when it is digested it forms a monoglyceride called monolaurin. Both monoglyceride and monolaurin can kill harmful pathogens like bacteria,viruses,and fungi. This can be done of you take just coconut oil or if you just use it as a topical solution as well. The last health benefit is weight loss! This benefit implements the MCT’s as well as the key tones from the benefits previously mentioned. According to Gunner 2013, 1 study found that 1530 grams of MCT’s per day increased 24 hour expenditure by 5%. Totaling about 120 calories per day. Ketones have been shown to reduce your appetite. So increasing your energy expenditure and decreasing your appetite equals weight loss. All thanks to coconut oil. So there you have it, quick energy source,brain disorder fighting ketones,infection prevention,and weight loss. These are only