A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition has shown that with just 5 grams a day of coconut oil or palm oil, after 4 weeks, people lost almost two pounds of body fat, 1.5 pounds of weightand 0.7 inches off their waist...without changing any other part of their diet.
MCT's are medium chain triglycerides. Most of us have heard of triglycerides, but don't know that there are many different types...the long chain triglycerides, found in animal fats, are the "bad guys" that have been reported about. However, saturated fats are highly diverse, and there are thirty different types that are sub-categorized by the length of the carbon chains in their chemical structure. Those categories are short-chain, medium-chain and long-chain fatty acids.
There are as many different types of diets and approaches to dieting as there are stars in the sky (well, maybe not that many...but a lot). To date, I haven't heard of a particular method of eating that specifically targets belly fat, so this is quite a finding.
Medium chain fats (capric, caprylic and lauric acids) are considered to be thermogenic or fat burning, are metabolized as quickly as glucose and promote the creation of ketones. Ketones are the only other source of energy besides sugar that the brain and central nervous system can use for food (energy). MCT metabolism is similar to that of complex carbohydrates-- supplying energy over a long period of time rather than the quick burst of energy (and then a depression of the blood glucose levels) that we get from simple carbohydrates.
So, if you're interested in burning off some of that belly fat, coconut and palm oils are the ones for you.
Dr. Esther
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