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Coconut Oil Fuels the Fat Burning Furnace
As use of traditional animal and tropical oils has decreased, the waist-
lines and preponderance of diseases, such as heart disease, cancer and
hypercholesterolemia, have increased. There has even been a marked
increase in the number of obese children due to widespread use of hydro-
genated oils in fast and processed foods.
Researchers have discovered that in cultures where unrefined coconut
oil is a part of the everyday diet, there is less obesity and less lifestyle-
related disease. As was mentioned earlier, the shorter-chain fatty acids
found in coconut oil burn quickly in the body. They are like small pieces
of dry kindling added to a fire as opposed to a big damp log. The imme-
diate transport of MCTs to the liver means the fat does not have to be
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