Coconut oil consumption did not significantly affect markers of glycemia , inflammation , and adiposity as compared with nontropical vegetable oils .
Conclusions : Coconut oil consumption results in significantly higher LDL-cholesterol than nontropical vegetable oils .
Background : Coconut oil is high in saturated fat and may , therefore , raise serum cholesterol concentrations , but beneficial effects on other cardiovascular risk factors have also been suggested .
Therefore , we conducted a systematic review of the effect of coconut oil consumption on blood lipids and other cardiovascular risk factors compared with other cooking oils using data from clinical trials .
Supplementation-Dependent Effects of Vegetable Oils with Varying Fatty Acid Compositions on Anthropometric and Biochemical Parameters in Obese Women
Fatty acid ( FA ) composition is a determinant of the physiological effects of dietary oils . This study investigated the effects of vegetable oil supplementation with different FA compositions on anthropometric and biochemical parameters in obese women on a hypocaloric diet with lifestyle modifications . Seventy-five women ( body mass index , BMI , 30–39.9kg/m2 ) were r and omized based on 8-week oil supplementation into four experimental groups : the coconut oil group ( CoG , n = 18 ) , the safflower oil group ( SafG , n = 19 ) , the chia oil group ( ChG , n = 19 ) , and the soybean oil placebo group ( PG , n = 19 ) . Pre- and post-supplementation weight , anthropometric parameters , and body fat ( % BF ) , and lean mass percentages ( % LM ) were evaluated , along with biochemical parameters related to lipid and glycidemic profiles . In the anthropometric evaluation , the CoG showed greater weight loss ( Δ% = −8.54 ± 2.38 ) , and reduced BMI ( absolute variation , Δabs = −2.86 ± 0.79 ) , waist circumference ( Δabs = −6.61 ± 0.85 ) , waist-to-height ratio ( Δabs = −0.041 ± 0.006 ) , conicity index ( Δabs = −0.03 ± 0.016 ) , and % BF ( Δabs = −2.78 ± 0.46 ) , but increased % LM ( Δabs = 2.61 ± 1.40 ) ( p < 0.001 ) . Moreover , the CoG showed a higher reduction in biochemical parameters of glycemia ( Δabs = −24.71 ± 8.13 ) and glycated hemoglobin ( Δabs = −0.86 ± 0.28 ) ( p < 0.001 ) . The ChG showed a higher reduction in cholesterol ( Δabs = −45.36 ± 0.94 ) , low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( LDLc ; Δabs = −42.53 ± 22.65 ) , and triglycerides ( Δabs = −49.74 ± 26.3 ) , but an increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( HDLc ; abs = 3.73 ± 1.24 , p = 0.007 ) . Coconut oil had a more pronounced effect on abdominal adiposity and glycidic profile , whereas chia oil had a higher effect on improving the lipid profile . Indeed , supplementation with different fatty acid compositions result ed in specific responses
Coconut oil consumption did not significantly affect markers of glycemia , inflammation , and adiposity as compared with nontropical vegetable oils .
Conclusions : Coconut oil consumption results in significantly higher LDL-cholesterol than nontropical vegetable oils .
Background : Coconut oil is high in saturated fat and may , therefore , raise serum cholesterol concentrations , but beneficial effects on other cardiovascular risk factors have also been suggested .
Therefore , we conducted a systematic review of the effect of coconut oil consumption on blood lipids and other cardiovascular risk factors compared with other cooking oils using data from clinical trials .