Nutritional aspects of lauric oils. - (:unkn) unknown (Champaing : AOCS, 1994)
The lauric oils, palm kernel and coconut oils have been termed "cholesterol rasing" a term used pejoratively to imply that their high content of saturated fatty acids promote hypercholesterolemia, increasing the risk of coronary heat disease (CHD). Coconut oil is widely used in some eastern countries, although some epidemiological studies have indicated that plasma total cholesterol (TC) tends to reflect the level of CNO in the diet, the absolute concentrations of TC are lower than in western industrialized countries. In a study of two Polynesian communities with significantly different intakes of CNO and significantly different TC, CHD was virtually unknown, and the health characteristics of the populations were not obviously different. One study found that CNO had a moderate effect on blood-clotting time, being only slightly more thrombotic than olive oil. The adverse health effects of the lauric oils have been exaggerated. In western countries, diets contain insufficiente amounts to have significant effects, whereas in communities in which high levels are consumed, there ae no adverse health problems attributable to lauric fats. Products derived from fractionation of CNO are valuable sources of fat for those with impaired ability to adsorb fat and may also find use in weight manangement programs.
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The lauric oils, palm kernel and coconut oils have been termed "cholesterol rasing" a term used pejoratively to imply that their high content of saturated fatty acids promote hypercholesterolemia, increasing the risk of coronary heat disease (CHD). Coconut oil is widely used in some eastern countries, although some epidemiological studies have indicated that plasma total cholesterol (TC) tends to reflect the level of CNO in the diet, the absolute concentrations of TC are lower than in western industrialized countries. In a study of two Polynesian communities with significantly different intakes of CNO and significantly different TC, CHD was virtually unknown, and the health characteristics of the populations were not obviously different. One study found that CNO had a moderate effect on blood-clotting time, being only slightly more thrombotic than olive oil. The adverse health effects of the lauric oils have been exaggerated. In western countries, diets contain insufficiente amounts to have significant effects, whereas in communities in which high levels are consumed, there ae no adverse health problems attributable to lauric fats. Products derived from fractionation of CNO are valuable sources of fat for those with impaired ability to adsorb fat and may also find use in weight manangement programs.
Keywords: Aceite de coco.; Aceite de palmiste; Aceite láurico; Colesterol.; Nutrición humana.