Coconut Oil for weight loss?

Coconut oil is the new snake oil! It's not magical or special. It contains calories like anything else. Eating coconut oil is just the same as eating olive oil, or butter. Count it towards your daily totals so if you enjoy eating it or use it in recipes then by all means use it but don't take it like a supplement and expect to see weight come off. There simply ins't research to support it as a weight loss supplement.

It's great for skin and hair.

Coconut oil is the new snake oil! It's not magical or special. It contains calories like anything else. Eating coconut oil is just the same as eating olive oil, or butter. Count it towards your daily totals so if you enjoy eating it or use it in recipes then by all means use it but don't take it like a supplement and expect to see weight come off. There simply ins't research to support it as a weight loss supplement.

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Coconut oil is the new snake oil! It's not magical or special. It contains calories like anything else. Eating coconut oil is just the same as eating olive oil, or butter. Count it towards your daily totals so if you enjoy eating it or use it in recipes then by all means use it but don't take it like a supplement and expect to see weight come off. There simply ins't research to support it as a weight loss supplement.

Another vote for that answer right there. ^

Weight loss comes from being in a calorie deficit. If you like coconut oil, use it and count it toward your daily calorie intake just like anything else. But if you simply add coconut oil to your normal diet and usual portions expecting to lose weight because of it, you will be very disappointed. Coconut oil has about 120 calories per serving, just like other oils and fats do.

http://authoritynutrition.com/coconut-oil-and-weight-loss/
How true is this??

I took the time to chase the rabbit down the hole on this article.
The first study cites children with epilepsy. CO was deemed fine for epileptic children with large appetites who could do with more calories. The second study cited involved rats. The rats fed the medium chain fatty triglyceride diet gained less weight and body fat than the rats fed with long chain triglycerides, but they did gain weight. The third study involved 8 men, for four periods of 24 hours each. The benefit of using medium chain tris in this group of 8 men was their bodies kicked out a bit more heat over the period. The average benefit was approximately 120 calories. The men ate their normal diet PLUS the oil. In that case the benefit was a wash, as the added calories were on top of their normal diet. The fourth study involved 19 overweight men. The group that ate MCTs lost about 2.2 pounds on average over the four week study while the LCT group lost 1.36 lbs. The next study cited involved 17 obese women. Why this study was cited escapes me, as it didn't demonstrate any change in body composition between MCT and LCT rich diets. The authors state the results were not statistically significant, then try to force significance on it anyway. Total crap. The next study cited involved 12 men, claimed that a breakfast with MCTs held off the amount of time until the next meal was requested and the amount eaten at that next meal. There was no quantification of either claim so I went and found the whole text of the study. Turns out the time difference until lunch was requested between eating the MCT rich breakfast and olive oil rich breakfast was a whopping 13 minutes. They had also failed to mention that one group had been given LCTs in the form of lard as well. The lard group difference as contrasted to the MCT group? One minute.

At this point I started getting annoyed with the article's author. It was pretty poorly researched. Yes, there does seem to be some small potential benefit to MCTs, but only when swapped for LCTs, not in addition to. I'd suggest you swap CO for whatever other fat you may use in your diet. It certainly can't hurt.

Coconut oil absolutely helps with weight loss!










If you're eating at a deficit :laugh:

Hope springs eternal though. I'd personally love a magic bullet for weight loss. :laugh:

I use coconut oil in cooking sometimes. My DH doesn't like the taste but we do
use it when making popcorn and it has a great taste.
Since I have been losing weight I think it has helped me. I also drink coconut water
after I exercise. I heard it's better than Gatorade to replenish the electrolytes.