The health claims in the article posted in this thread about "virgin coconut oil" are bogus. Those who are marketing and selling it as a wealth loss, heart healthy, anti-aging, anti-HIV, anti-viral and anti-bacterial treatment are endangering lives. Here is an article from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which should set the record straight.
http://www.cspinet.org/nah/articles/coconut-oil.html Cheers, Santosh ----- Original Message ----- > From: floriano.lobo <floriano.l...@gmail.com > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2015 4:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Goanet] What is Virgin Coconut Oil? (Sunetra Talaulikar, > ICAR-PIB) > > VCO, after ridicule by non-entities for a long long time, is now coming of > age. > > Cheers to VCO. > floriano lobo > GSRP > > [AMKAM VADLELEM NAKA PUNN SANDLEM'LEM ZAI?] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Goanet Reader" <goanetrea...@gmail.com> > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" > <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2015 3:22 PM > Subject: [Goanet] What is Virgin Coconut Oil? (Sunetra Talaulikar, ICAR-PIB) > > >> By Sunetra Talaulikar >> >> Virgin coconut oil (VCO), extracted from fresh coconut meat >> without chemical processes is said to be the "mother of all >> oils". It is rich in medium chain fatty acids, particularly >> lauric acid and is a treasure trove of minerals, vitamins, >> antioxidants and is an excellent nutraceutical. >> >> It has about 50% lauric acids, having qualities similar to >> mother's milk, thus confirming its disease-fighting ability. >> >> When lauric acid enters human body it gets converted to >> Monolaurin, which has the ability to enhance immunity. >> Several studies have confirmed that this compound has the >> ability to kill viruses including herpes and numerous other >> bacteria. Its antiviral effect has the ability to >> considerably reduce the viral load of HIV patients. > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com >
