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Do you think olive oil is healthier than coconut oil? Then you should read this.

Despite the various health benefits of coconut oil, it has received a bad reputation with diabetics. Many believe that using olive oil instead of other types of cooking oil can help lower blood sugar level and manage weight, the two major concerns of diabetics. But Dhvani Shah, naturopathic nutritionist and author of the book Dont just feedNourish your child is of the opinion that coconut oil is good for diabetics too. It is rich in antioxidants and containsmedium-chain-triacylglycerols, which helps boost digestion and aid weight management in diabetics, she informs. In fact, coconut oil also improves insulin sensitivity in diabetics. Here are 10 home remedies for diabetics that really work.

Why choose coconut oil

Here are few reasons why coconut oil is good for diabetics:

It helps in digestion: Diabetes affects almost every major organ of the body, including liver, which secretes bile and various other digestive enzymes. Poor liver function leads to limited bile and enzyme secretion, accounting for a sluggish digestion. So, foods that are high in fats take longer time to digest and this hampers metabolism, leading to weight gain. Coconut oil, on the other hand, is a medium-chain-triacylglycerol unlike other oils that are usually long-chain- triacylglycerols, a reason why it is easy to break down and digest. This helps in the easy dissemination of energy and keeps blood sugar level in check. Here are 14 foods that fight diabetes better.

It helps in weight management: Studies have shown that medium-chain-triacylglycerols oils help in weight management and fat loss, too. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported an experiment where forty-nine overweight men and women aged between 19 -50 were divided into two groups and were asked to consume olive oil and medium-chain-triacylglycerols oils (18-24g/d) respectively, as a part of their weight loss program. It was noticed that people who consumed medium-chain-triacylglycerols oils had lost more fat mass and abdominal fat as compared to those who consumed olive oil [1]. This indicates that coconut oil also a medium-chain-triacylglycerols oil can help in weight management and fat loss in diabetics. All this, in turn, helps lower blood sugar levels and manage the condition better. Here are some easy exercises that a diabetic should do for weight management.

It helps to control cholesterol: Another study published in the journal Lipids stated that women with abdominal obesity and waist circumference more than 88 cm when given coconut oil showed an increase in HDL or good cholesterol and decrease in LDL or bad cholesterol. The study took place over a period of 12-weeks where 40 women aged 20 40 years participated. For better assessment and analysis, the women were split into two groups of 20 each and given 30 ml of either soya oil or coconut oil to consume as a dietary supplement. While the BMI of the women in both the groups decreased, the group that used coconut oil as a dietary supplement had a reduction in total cholesterol and abdominal obesity too. It can be safely said that consumption of coconut oil can help diabetics reduce abdominal obesity and control cholesterol levels. Here are 10 cholesterol lowering foods.

References:

[1]1: St-Onge MP, Bosarge A. Weight-loss diet that includes consumption of medium-chain triacylglycerol oil leads to a greater rate of weight and fat mass loss than does olive oil. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Mar;87(3):621-6. PubMed PMID:18326600; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2874190.

[2]1: Assuno ML, Ferreira HS, dos Santos AF, Cabral CR Jr, Florncio TM. Effects of dietary coconut oil on the biochemical and anthropometric profiles of women presenting abdominal obesity. Lipids. 2009 Jul;44(7):593-601. doi:10.1007/s11745-009-3306-6. Epub 2009 May 13. PubMed PMID: 19437058.

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Published: June 27, 2017 3:34 pm | Updated:June 27, 2017 3:36 pm

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