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Coconut kernel protein favorably modifies the effect of coconut oil on serum lipids.

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Pubmed Data : Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 1999;53(2):133-44. PMID: 10472790

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 1999

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Arginine : CK(970) : AC(169), Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Oil : CK(75) : AC(18), Coconut Protein : CK(14) : AC(3)

Diseases : High Cholesterol : CK(1755) : AC(198)

Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Adipogenic : CK(87) : AC(44), Hypolipidemic : CK(380) : AC(80)

Coconut oil has a beneficial effect on the lipid profile of pre-menopausal women.

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Pubmed Data : Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2011 ;20(2):190-5. PMID: 21669587

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2011

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35)

Diseases : Cholesterol: LDL/HDL ratio : CK(445) : AC(58), HDL: Low : CK(270) : AC(48)

Coconut water is as good as ingesting a commercial sports drink for whole body rehydration after exercise-induced dehydration but with better fluid tolerance.

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Pubmed Data : Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2007 Jul;38(4):769-85. PMID: 17883020

Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2007

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Water : CK(45) : AC(13)

Diseases : Dehydration : CK(43) : AC(7)

Coconut water significantly reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressures in hypertensive subjects.

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Pubmed Data : West Indian Med J. 2005 Jan;54(1):3-8. PMID: 15892382

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2005

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Water : CK(45) : AC(13)

Diseases : Hypertension : CK(2615) : AC(260)

Pharmacological Actions : Hypotensive : CK(372) : AC(49)

Dietary coconut oil elevates HDL and reduces abdominal obesity in women.

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Pubmed Data : Lipids. 2009 Jul;44(7):593-601. Epub 2009 May 13. PMID: 19437058

Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2009

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Oil : CK(75) : AC(18)

Diseases : Abdominal Obesity (Midsection Fat) : CK(328) : AC(53), HDL: Low : CK(270) : AC(48)

Medium Chain Triglycerides (coconut fat) increase cognitive performance in Alzheimer's disease.

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Pubmed Data : J Agric Food Chem. 2006 Mar 22;54(6):2123-8. PMID: 15123336

Article Published Date : Mar 22, 2006

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Oil : CK(75) : AC(18), Medium Chain Triglycerides : CK(46) : AC(12)

Diseases : Alzheimer's Disease : CK(837) : AC(165), Cognitive Decline/Dysfunction : CK(514) : AC(87)

The ingestion of fresh young coconut water may be used for whole body rehydration after exercise.

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Pubmed Data : J Physiol Anthropol Appl Human Sci. 2002 Mar;21(2):93-104. PMID: 12056182

Article Published Date : Mar 01, 2002

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Water : CK(45) : AC(13)

Diseases : Dehydration : CK(43) : AC(7)

Young coconut juice may have estrogen-like characteristics which may attenuate hormonally-induced brain pathologies in females undergoing postmenopausal syndrome.

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Pubmed Data : Histol Histopathol. 2009 Jun;24(6):667-74. PMID: 19337965

Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2009

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35)

Diseases : Postmenopausal Disorder: Brain/Nervous System Pathology : CK(10) : AC(1)

Coconut (cocos nucifera) husk fiber has antimicrobial and antiviral activity.

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Pubmed Data : Res Microbiol. 2002 Dec;153(10):647-52. PMID: 12558183

Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2002

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Husk/Fiber : CK(12) : AC(8)

Diseases : Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 : CK(44) : AC(19), HSV-1 : CK(53) : AC(48), Staphylococcus aureus infection : CK(54) : AC(38)

Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Infective Agents : CK(15) : AC(5), Antiviral Agents : CK(583) : AC(276)

Coconut and olive oil consumption is associated with higher levels of testosterone and antioxidants in the testes of rats.

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Pubmed Data : Phytother Res. 2010 Feb;24(2):163-8. PMID: 18549927

Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2010

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Oil : CK(75) : AC(18), Olive : CK(382) : AC(97)

Diseases : Low Testosterone : CK(385) : AC(70), Testicular Diseases : CK(38) : AC(15)

Coconut husk fiber contains compounds with pain and inflammation-killing activities.

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Pubmed Data : J Ethnopharmacol. 2009 Apr 21;122(3):541-6. Epub 2009 Feb 7. PMID: 19429325

Article Published Date : Apr 21, 2009

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Husk/Fiber : CK(12) : AC(8)

Diseases : Inflammation : CK(994) : AC(348), Pain : CK(583) : AC(91)

Pharmacological Actions : Analgesics : CK(374) : AC(76), Anti-Inflammatory Agents : CK(1144) : AC(420)

Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3401) : AC(1158), Science Confirms Tradition : CK(68) : AC(46)

Coconut husk fiber extract has anti-parasitic activity against gastrointestinal nematodies in sheep.

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Pubmed Data : Vet Parasitol. 2009 Jan 22;159(1):55-9. Epub 2008 Oct 15. PMID: 19042088

Article Published Date : Jan 22, 2009

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35)

Diseases : Parasitic Diseases : CK(57) : AC(20), Parasitic Intestinal Diseases : CK(10) : AC(7)

Pharmacological Actions : Antiparasitic Agents : CK(26) : AC(15)

Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3401) : AC(1158)

Coconut husk fiber has pain killing and antioxidant activity.

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Pubmed Data : J Ethnopharmacol. 2004 Jun;92(2-3):269-73. PMID: 15138011

Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2004

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Husk/Fiber : CK(12) : AC(8)

Diseases : Oxidative Stress : CK(1867) : AC(710), Pain : CK(583) : AC(91)

Pharmacological Actions : Analgesics : CK(374) : AC(76), Antioxidants : CK(3503) : AC(1292)

Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3401) : AC(1158)

Coconut may lower cholesterol and improve lipid metabolism in alcohol-induced hyperlipidemic rats due to its high arginine content.

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Pubmed Data : Indian J Exp Biol. 2004 Jan;42(1):53-7. PMID: 15274481

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2004

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Arginine : CK(970) : AC(169), Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Protein : CK(14) : AC(3)

Diseases : Alcohol Toxicity : CK(212) : AC(85), Hyperlipidemia : CK(1212) : AC(109)

Pharmacological Actions : Hypolipidemic : CK(380) : AC(80)

Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3401) : AC(1158)

Coconut oil has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities.

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Pubmed Data : Pharm Biol. 2010 Feb;48(2):151-7. PMID: 20645831

Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2010

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Oil : CK(75) : AC(18)

Diseases : Fever : CK(77) : AC(14), Inflammation : CK(994) : AC(348), Pain : CK(583) : AC(91)

Pharmacological Actions : Analgesics : CK(374) : AC(76), Anti-Inflammatory Agents : CK(1144) : AC(420), Anti-pyretic : CK(18) : AC(9)

Coconut oil is an effective burn wound healing agent.

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Pubmed Data : Indian J Pharmacol. 2008 Aug;40(4):144-6. PMID: 20040946

Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2008

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Oil : CK(75) : AC(18)

Diseases : Burns : CK(84) : AC(22), Wound Healing : CK(224) : AC(69)

Coconut oil reduces prostate weight to body ratio.

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Pubmed Data : J Pharm Pharmacol. 2007 Jul;59(7):995-9. PMID: 17637195

Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2007

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Oil : CK(75) : AC(18)

Diseases : Prostatic Hyperplasia, Testosterone-Induced : CK(8) : AC(5), Prostatic Hyperplasia: Benign : CK(214) : AC(48)

Coconut protein is able to reduce hyperlipidemia and peroxidative effect induced by high fat cholesterol containing diet and these effects are mainly mediated by the L-arginine present in it.

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Pubmed Data : Clin Ther. 2010 May;32(5):909-14. PMID: 11883511

Article Published Date : May 01, 2010

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Arginine : CK(970) : AC(169), Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Protein : CK(14) : AC(3)

Diseases : High Cholesterol : CK(1755) : AC(198)

Pharmacological Actions : Hypolipidemic : CK(380) : AC(80)

Coconut significantly decreases the incidence and number of tumors in a rat model of colon cancer.

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Pubmed Data : Clin Chim Acta. 2004 Apr;342(1-2):203-10. PMID: 15026282

Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2004

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35)

Diseases : Colon Cancer : CK(819) : AC(233)

Coconut water and coconut milk have antiulcerogenic activity.

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Pubmed Data : Phytother Res. 2008 Jul;22(7):970-2. PMID: 18521965

Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2008

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Milk : CK(2) : AC(1), Coconut Oil : CK(75) : AC(18), Coconut Water : CK(45) : AC(13)

Diseases : Gastroduodenal Ulcer : CK(50) : AC(9), Ulcers : CK(6) : AC(3)

Additional Keywords : Drug: Sucralfate : CK(2) : AC(1), Natural Substances Versus Drugs : CK(1043) : AC(159)

Coconut water feeding has beneficial effects on lipid metabolism in cholesterol-fed rats.

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Pubmed Data : J Med Food. 2006;9(3):400-7. PMID: 17004906

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2006

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35)

Diseases : Cholesterol: High : CK(922) : AC(156), Cholesterol: LDL/HDL ratio : CK(445) : AC(58), High Cholesterol: very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) : CK(24) : AC(9), Triglycerides: Elevated : CK(366) : AC(65)

Pharmacological Actions : Hypolipidemic : CK(380) : AC(80)

Coconut water has lipid lowering effect similar to the drug lovastatin in rats fed fat-cholesterol enriched diet.

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Pubmed Data : Food Chem Toxicol.2008 Dec;46(12):3586-92. Epub 2008 Sep 3 PMID: 18809454

Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2008

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Water : CK(45) : AC(13)

Diseases : HDL: Low : CK(270) : AC(48), Hyperlipidemia : CK(1212) : AC(109)

Additional Keywords : Natural Substances Versus Drugs : CK(1043) : AC(159)

Dietary coconut oil increases conjugated linoleic acid-induced body fat loss in mice.

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Pubmed Data : Biochim Biophys Acta. 2005 Oct 15;1737(1):52-60. Epub 2005 Sep 13. PMID: 16216548

Article Published Date : Oct 15, 2005

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid) : CK(71) : AC(27), Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Oil : CK(75) : AC(18)

Diseases : Weight Problems : CK(2077) : AC(334)

Fish oil and coconut fat supplementation prevents prenatal stress-induced changes in early postnatal development.

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Pubmed Data : Int J Dev Neurosci. 2011 Aug ;29(5):521-7. Epub 2011 Apr 16. PMID: 21530635

Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2011

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Fish Oil : CK(613) : AC(94)

Diseases : Prenatal Nutrition : CK(168) : AC(23)

Anti Therapeutic Actions : Prenatal Stress : CK(48) : AC(7)

Green coconut bark extract has antithelmintic activity against intestinal parasites in mice.

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Pubmed Data : Res Vet Sci. 2010 Feb;88(1):101-3. Epub 2009 Jun 7. PMID: 19505703

Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2010

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Coconut : CK(124) : AC(35), Coconut Husk/Fiber : CK(12) : AC(8)

Diseases : Parasitic Diseases : CK(57) : AC(20), Parasitic Intestinal Diseases : CK(10) : AC(7)

Pharmacological Actions : Antiparasitic Agents : CK(26) : AC(15)

Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3401) : AC(1158)

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Coconut Water: Far More Than Just A Refreshing Beverage

Written by Sayer Ji

Few beverages on this planet are as biocompatible to the human body and its hydration needs as coconut water. Indeed, coconut water was been reported to be used for intravenous hydration and resuscitation of critically ill patients in remote regions of the world for over half a century .

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