The fact that coconut oil is used as a food additive has long been known. But the fact that coconut oil for weight loss is also used, many have learned the first time. Due to the calculation of body mass index, which was conducted by the National Surveillance for Health and Nutrition, found that 66% of adult Americans suffer from either overweight or obese.

In this regard, the National Oversight Services for Health and Nutrition was given the task of scientific - research institutes to study the influence of various natural supplements on the processes associated with weight loss. Due to the fact that coconut oil contains saturated fats and has a number of healing properties, it has also been included in the list of food additives to be investigated.

To conduct the study, researchers selected 40 women volunteers aged 20 to 40 years. 50 % of them use no more than 30 ml of coconut oil for more than 12 weeks and 50% received the same amount of soybean oil. One of the experimental conditions was the requirement to adhere to a balanced, low calorie diet and walking 50 minutes a day for exercise.

Results after 12 weeks showed that the level of content in the body of carbohydrates and calories in all declined. The level of protein and fat has remained virtually unchanged. Should also be noted decreased body mass index in both groups. But other than that for those women who drank coconut oil, also decreased waist circumference. In addition, at the end of the experiment, subjects who received coconut oil, increase the amount of beneficial HDL ratio and LDL: HDL.

Scientists due to the results concluded that the use of food additives based on coconut oil does not cause lipid composition of blood and thus helps to reduce waist and abdomen.

Coconut oil strengthens and nourishes the hair, makes them shine. It gives the pomp and splendor, and drained dry by wind, sun, sea, common stains and chemical zavivok hair. Strengthens, gives them beauty and softness. Coconut oil is easily washed off, great shows itself in the use of funds to improve the quality of tanning, to prevent burns and sunburn, and long preserve its restraint. It is an ideal means of protecting the hair during the holiday season, when it is applied to the sun and sea bathing. Coconut oil is an excellent means to capture the color and impart a radiant beauty of hair after dyeing with henna and basma. Used as a mask - from 20 minutes to 3 hours, after washed with shampoo. After rinsing leaves no traces.