Coconut Oil
<p><b >Coconut oil</b> is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edible_oil" title="Edible oil" class="mw-redirect" >edible oil</a> extracted from the kernel or meat of matured <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut" >coconuts</a> harvested from the coconut palm (<i ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocos_nucifera" title="Cocos nucifera" class="mw-redirect" >Cocos nucifera</a></i>). Throughout the tropical world, it has provided the primary source of fat in the diets of millions of people for generations. It has various applications in food, medicine, and industry. Coconut oil is very heat-stable, which makes it suited to methods of cooking at high temperatures like frying. Because of its stability, it is slow to oxidize and, thus, resistant to rancidity, lasting up to two years due to high <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat" title="Saturated fat" >saturated fat</a> content.<sup id="cite_ref-Fife2005_0-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil#cite_note-Fife2005-0" >[1]</a></sup> As with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dairy" title="Dairy" >dairy</a>and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat" title="Meat" >meat</a> products, the United States <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration" title="Food and Drug Administration" >Food and Drug Administration</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FDA_1-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil#cite_note-FDA-1" >[2]</a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization" >World Health Organization</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-WHO_2-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil#cite_note-WHO-2" >[3]</a></sup> International College of Nutrition,<sup id="cite_ref-ICN_3-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil#cite_note-ICN-3" >[4]</a></sup> United States <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services" title="Department of Health and Human Services" class="mw-redirect" >Department of Health and Human Services</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-DHHS_4-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil#cite_note-DHHS-4" >[5]</a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dietetic_Association" title="American Dietetic Association" class="mw-redirect" >American Dietetic Association</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ADA_5-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil#cite_note-ADA-5" >[6]</a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Heart_Association" title="American Heart Association" >American Heart Association</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-AHA_6-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil#cite_note-AHA-6" >[7]</a></sup> British<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Health_Service" title="National Health Service" >National Health Service</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-NHS_7-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil#cite_note-NHS-7" >[8]</a></sup> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietitians_of_Canada" title="Dietitians of Canada" >Dietitians of Canada</a><sup id="cite_ref-ADA_5-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil#cite_note-ADA-5" >[6]</a></sup> recommend limiting the consumption of significant amounts of coconut oil due to its high levels of saturated fat.</p>
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The health <a class="sitelinkx" href="http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-oils/organic-coconut-oil/health-benefits-of-coconut-oil.html" title="" target="self" >benefits of </a><a class="sitelinkx" href="http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-oils/organic-coconut-oil/health-benefits-of-coconut-oil.html" title="" target="self" >coconut oil</a> include hair care, skin care, stress relief, maintaining cholesterol levels, weight loss, increased immunity, proper digestion and metabolism, relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood pressure, <a class="sitelinkx" href="http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/home-remedies/home-remedies-for-diabetes.html" title="" target="self" >diabetes</a>, HIV and <a class="sitelinkx" href="http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/home-remedies/home-remedies-for-cancer.html" title="" target="self" >cancer</a>, dental care, and bone strength. These <a class="sitelinkx" href="http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-oils/organic-coconut-oil/health-benefits-of-coconut-oil.html" title="" target="self" >benefits of </a><a class="sitelinkx" href="http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-oils/organic-coconut-oil/health-benefits-of-coconut-oil.html" title="" target="self" >coconut oil</a> can be attributed to the presence of lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid, and its properties such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, soothing, etc. Source: <a href="http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-oils/organic-coconut-oil/health-benefits-of-coconut-oil.html">http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-oils/organic-coconut-oil/health-benefits-of-coconut-oil.html</a></p>
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