An extract of the best studies on the properties, intake, effects and chemical composition of coconut fat.

Hewlings S. Coconuts and Health: Different Chain Lengths of Saturated Fats Require Different Consideration. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2020 Dec 17;7(4):59. doi: 10.3390/jcdd7040059.

Alghamdi BS. The Effect of Short-Term Feeding of a High-Coconut Oil or High-Fat Diet on Neuroinflammation and the Performance of an Object-Place Task in Rats. Neurochem Res. 2020 Nov 21. doi: 10.1007/s11064-020-03163-3. 

Saraswathi V, Kumar N, Gopal T, Bhatt S, Ai W, Ma C, Talmon GA, Desouza C. Lauric Acid versus Palmitic Acid: Effects on Adipose Tissue Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obesity. Biology (Basel). 2020 Oct 22;9(11):346. doi: 10.3390/biology9110346.

Weiss-Hersh K, Garcia AL, Marosvölgyi T, Szklenár M, Decsi T, Rühl R. Saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids in membranes are determined by the gene expression of their metabolizing enzymes SCD1 and ELOVL6 regulated by the intake of dietary fat. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Sep;59(6):2759-2769. doi: 10.1007/s00394-019-02121-2. 

Narverud I, Myhrstad MC, Herzig KH, Karhu T, Dahl TB, Halvorsen B, Ulven SM, Holven KB. Lack of Effects of a Single High-Fat Meal Enriched with Vegetable n-3 or a Combination of Vegetable and Marine n-3 Fatty Acids on Intestinal Peptide Release and Adipokines in Healthy Female Subjects. Front Nutr. 2016 Aug 31;3:38. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2016.00038.