TY - JOUR
T1 - Virgin coconut oil and its potential cardioprotective effects
AU - Babu, Abraham Samuel
AU - Veluswamy, Sundar Kumar
AU - Arena, Ross
AU - Guazzi, Marco
AU - Lavie, Carl J.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Emphasis on diet to improve the cardiovascular (CV) risk profile has been the focus of many studies. Recently, virgin coconut oil (VCO) has been growing in popularity due to its potential CV benefits. The chemical properties and the manufacturing process of VCO make this oil healthier than its copra-derived counterpart. This review highlights the mechanism through which saturated fatty acids contribute to CV disease (CVD), how oils and fats contribute to the risk of CVD, and the existing views on VCO and how its cardioprotective effects may make this a possible dietary intervention in isolation or in combination with exercise to help reduce the burden of CVDs.
AB - Emphasis on diet to improve the cardiovascular (CV) risk profile has been the focus of many studies. Recently, virgin coconut oil (VCO) has been growing in popularity due to its potential CV benefits. The chemical properties and the manufacturing process of VCO make this oil healthier than its copra-derived counterpart. This review highlights the mechanism through which saturated fatty acids contribute to CV disease (CVD), how oils and fats contribute to the risk of CVD, and the existing views on VCO and how its cardioprotective effects may make this a possible dietary intervention in isolation or in combination with exercise to help reduce the burden of CVDs.
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U2 - 10.3810/pgm.2014.11.2835
DO - 10.3810/pgm.2014.11.2835
M3 - Article
C2 - 25387216
AN - SCOPUS:84925225796
SN - 0032-5481
VL - 126
SP - 76
EP - 83
JO - Postgraduate Medicine
JF - Postgraduate Medicine
IS - 7
ER -