My Cholesterol was high (250), then I started taking virgin coconut oil. A few weeks later, my cholesterol went up to 260! They say that when you take VCO it goes straight to your liver and therefore it does not go to your blood stream and that's reason it won't affect your cholesterol level. Now I doubt these claims.
2006-09-22 11:35:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
sorry you had to learn the hard way. Coconut oil is one of the worst on the body, virgin or otherwise. It is loaded with transfats, and goes straight to your arteries, not your liver.
2006-09-22 11:38:32 · answer #1 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very high in cholesterol it's not good for you. But in some countries like India and Sri Lanka have removed cholesterol from coconut oil making it safe to use..
2006-09-26 05:30:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Food is taken up from the gut (stomach, intestines) into the portal blood system and is thereby transported to the liver. All food goes the same way. All food makes its first stop at the liver, but it only does so by traveling through the blood.
2006-09-22 11:39:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about VCO, but i have high cholesterol and i take Omega-3 supps, Garlic pills, B-Complex and they say Niacin is great also but i think that is part of the B-Complex but my cholesterol has gone down.............and for your liver i take Milk Thistle......................good luck!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-09-22 11:41:59 · answer #4 · answered by VICTORIA L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VIRGIN COCONUT OIL HAS GOOD FATTY ACIDS THAT THE BODY QUICKLY METABOLIZES AND CONVERTS TO ENERGY. IT ALSO HAS LAURIC ACID WHICH IS KNOWN AS ANTIVIRAL, ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTI PROTOZOA. IT ACTUALLY CAN DESTROY THE LIPID-COATING ON VIRUSES WHICH HELPS WITH VIRAL DISEASES.
2006-09-22 11:42:46 · answer #5 · answered by JG 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its bad
2006-09-22 11:41:44 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋