Coconut Milk Revealed as Super-Healthy & Non-Fattening
submitted: 2008-04-10 20:23:32 |
by: RussellEaton
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Coconut milk is made from a combination of the coconut juice (water) and the white coconut flesh. Coconut milk is truly delicious and is full of super-healthy nutrition. Furthermore, coconut milk is non-fattening compared to dairy milk.
Past research into coconut oil was usually based on hydrogenated coconut oil, rather than on the pure coconut oil squeezed from the white flesh. This gave the mistaken impression that coconut oil is saturated and is therefore bad for your health - but in fact this is not so. Also, in the past it was not realized that some saturated fats cause surplus body fat while others are used up as energy or broken down to unsaturated fats, depending on the atomic structure of the fat.
Virtually all the latest research shows that coconuts are full of healthy nutrients. Nearly a third of the white coconut flesh is technically classed as saturated. But this saturated fat is mostly made up of MCFA's (these are fats that get burnt up as energy rather than being stored as body fat). Hence, coconut food is increasingly used in weight-loss diets.
The MCFA's in coconuts are rich in lauric acid, the most important essential fatty acid in maintaining and building the body's immune system. Apart from coconut oil, the only other source of lauric acid found in such high concentrations is human breast milk.
Coconut milk provides a really good source of nutrition for those following a weight loss regime because the saturated fat is composed of short-chain and medium-chain fatty acids that are quickly and easily assimilated into the body - the fatty acids do not end up as fat in the body like the long-chain fatty acids in cow's milk.
'One of the remarkable things about coconut oil is that it can help you lose weight.' Dr. Mary G. Enig, (Ph.D. in nutritional sciences), USA.
'In tests, animals which ate just a little pure unsaturated oil were fat, and animals which ate a lot of coconut oil were lean. The anti-obesity effect of coconut oil is clear.' Dr. Raymond Peat (scientist and biochemist), USA.
So although high in saturated fat, coconut milk is a good source of nutrition in any weight loss regime because the fat mostly gets burnt as energy instead of being stored as fat. It is highly nutritious, good for your bones, and it helps build up a strong immune system to fight off disease and illness.
All the recent research is showing that coconuts are rich in many vitamins, minerals, and health promoting oils.
Anybody can make coconut milk at home quickly and easily once you know how. No special equipment is required. When you experience the cool, luxurious, absolutely delicious flavor of coconut milk you will always want it again and again.
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