Coconut Oil Benefits for the human body
Polysaturated vegetable oils are very
susceptible to lipid peroxidation. Peroxidation is a chemical process that
causes fats to become rancid. These rancid oils end up interfering with the
normal cell function.
When oils become rancid, they create
destructive free radicals. Free radicals are highly reactive molecules that
literally rip other molecules apart, causing irreversible damage to cells.
Our only means of self-defense against free
radicals are anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants help prevent lipid peroxidation and
the formation of free-radicals. OUR BODIES MAKE ANTI-OXIDANTS FROM THE
NUTRIENTS IN OUR DIET. The most common anti-oxidants are nutrient’s from
vitamins C, E, beta-carotene, and the mineral zinc.
Coconut oil is higher in saturated fat than any
other dietart fat. For this reason, it is very stable and highly resistant to
peroxidation. It is so stable that it acts as a protective anti-oxidants and
helps protect against formation of free radicals.
