1. Claim: Helps In Weight Loss

Despite the fact that no study has ever proven that coconut oil can help in weight loss, many blogs and sites continue to perpetuate the notion that coconut oil is some sort of miracle ingredient. Well, they’re wrong.
Some of them are flat out lying while others are just misguided. In fact, many mistake coconut oil with a semi-synthetic laboratory product known as MCT oil. This product was developed to be given to people who were malnourished or had trouble eating (tube feeding, etc.) because they lack normal enzymes that split fat.

MCT oil acts different to normal oils because it can be mixed with water. It’s also different in that it gets absorbed directly into the liver, and therefore gets used up faster. Regular oils, including coconut oil, get absorbed into the bloodstream.

But even MCT isn’t some magical weight loss aid; the research indicates that that the dose it would require for weight loss comes with a bunch of side effects like nausea, stomach cramping, and diarrhea. To be honest, it wouldn’t be worth it!

Coming back to coconut oil, those blogs that push the miracles of coconut oil are wrong to think that both oils are interchangeable; one’s effects are not the same as the other. The main fats that make up MCT – caprylic and capric acids – are only present in small quantities in coconut oil; it’s most dominant substance is lauric acid, which is why it behaves different in the body.

Claims are also made about how coconuts will make you feel less hungry, but that’s false as well. It is a good source of dietary fiber, and you can eat it as a healthy snack, but a study that included a variety of fats (including coconut oil) concluded that there was no benefit to the body in terms of fullness or hunger.