Re: VCO - Antimicrobial and burned calories

March 31, 2005

At 11:14 AM 3/31/05 -0500, you wrote:

>

>I think this first one was covered somewhere in the midst of some other

>long-ago thread, so forgive the repeat, please, I couldn't find it.

>

>1) If VCO is so great at being antimicrobial, what's it doing to all my

>purposely-ingested good buggies from kefir?

>

>2) Lots of SF/ME literature makes references to VCO burning more calories

>to digest than it contains as a food. But - how much? I mean, if 1

>tbsp contains 108 calories, what's it burn? 109? 309? 4,782? I

>searched around WAPF but couldn't find anything on that either. Just

>curious about this one. Anyone found any specific references?

Well, in my own defense, I found the following item through onibasu ...

from 2002. I wasn't around then. Heh. So I guess that answers

that question. Any takers on the energy burned question?

>You'll think I have coconut on the brain, but if you're worried about

>e-coli, it sounds like you should include coconut oil in your diet daily.

>Here's what Fife says " When coconut oil is eaten the body transforms its

>unique fatty acids into powerful antimicrobial powerhouses capable of

>defeating some of the most notoriuous disease-causing microorganisms. Even

>the supergerms are vulnerable to these lifesaving coconut derivatives

>[medium chain fatty acids and monoglycerides ]. Coconut oil is, in essence,

>a natural antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and antiprotozoal food. "

>[The medium chain fatty acids, esp. lauric acid, disrupt the cell membranes

>of the lipid coated microorganisms, which include many of the bad guys. The

>beneficial microorganisms usually do not have a lipid coat, so survive in

>the presence of MCFA. This explains why tribes in the tropics who often

>consume coconut or similar foods survive with all the dangerous organisms

>that thrive in the tropics, while outsiders who move there bringing their

>usual foods succumb to disease so quickly. I'm bringing some coconut oil

>with me when I go to Tanzania next week!]

>

>Kris

MFJ

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