coconut oil

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ReniaL
ReniaL Posts: 86 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hello everyone, I came across an article yesterday about benefits of eating coconut oil. I have to say I am intrigued. I had some coconut oil at home as I bought it some time ago to do my hair mask and decided to give it a go. I have to say I have a problem with eating it straight from the jar (as one of the ways suggested in the article) as it made me really sickly. I wondered if anyone on here is using it and do you find that you are losing body fat?

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  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
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    Uhh... no... Gross. :sick:

    I use it in my hair only. It's no different than any other oil.
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
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    It's just another fat source. If you like the flavour of coconut then use it in your cooking but it's not a miracle fat loss food.
  • barboryte1
    barboryte1 Posts: 13 Member
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    Use it for cooking instead of butter or oil; I made Butter coffee - brew your coffee, add 1 tsp butter and 1 tbsp coconut oil.
    There are different coconut oils there: expeller pressed; extra virgin. It depends if you like coconut flavor or not. Don;t go just by one article, read more. There are tons of recipes using coconut oil. I never ate it straight from the jar though...
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
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    lol @ eating it by itself.
  • amandahugnkiss
    amandahugnkiss Posts: 3 Member
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    I love coconut oil! I use it in substitution for butter when I bake. I also use it for cooking my eggs and chicken. I've used it in my hair a few times. Works great!!! It is def more tasty, and there are some great health benefits also :-)
  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
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    Takes off waterproof eye makeup too. I have recently been throwing a tablespoon into some of my smoothies. Not because it's got magical weight loss properties, but because my fat intake is woefully low and I am trying to up it.

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