The studies were carried out in vivo in diet-induced obese rats. The experiment involved 32 rats, randomized into 4 groups: control (healthy); healthy E-VCO users; with obesity; obese who used E-VCO.
The experiment lasted 16 weeks. The dosage of E-VCO for the treated groups was 3000 mg/kg by gavage. As a result, a decrease in body weight and obesity index, an improvement in hormonal parameters, a decrease in the accumulation of fat in the liver and a decrease in the level of hepatic cholesterol from triglycerides were revealed.
Benefits of Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (E-VCO)
• E-VCO is rich in rutin, 3,4-dihydrobenzoic acid, salicylic acid and quercetin
• Bioactive compounds in E-VCO reduce insulin, leptin and NORM-IR
• E-VCO administration reduces obesity index and adipocyte area
• E-VCO minimizes hepatic cholesterol and triglyceride levels and hepatic steatosis