Coconut oil for weight loss: How to add it to your diet
Coconut oil can help you lose weight faster!
Coconut
oil is an elixir oil and if you thought it was just for your hair and
skin, you couldn't be more wrong. If used well, coconut oil can double
up as a great weight loss tool. Yes, you read that right.
How to add this to your diet
Unlike
other oils, coconut oil isn't really taste bud friendly and you may take
a while to get acquainted to its taste. However, it doesn't have to be
as difficult as that. If you consume it right, it can help you reach
your goals in a faster, effective way. Here are three ways you can add
the traditional oil in your diet:
Use it as a cooking oil
Needless
to say, fats are an essential source in your weight loss diet and
coconut oil particularly can help you burn fat faster. One way of adding
it your diet is to use coconut oil as a means to cook and substitute it
with other non-healthy cooking oils such as refined, vegetable oils or
butter. Coconut oil is thermogenic in nature, which implies that it
accelerates the fat burning process and the MCT oil present in it can
also help manage weight loss in the long run.
Practice coconut oil pulling
While coconut oil pulling is a traditional remedy to improve your oral health, what many don't know is that a teaspoon of coconut oil consumed every day can also make a lot of difference to your digestive health, beat stomach related ailments which contribute to weight gain in the first place. Second, it helps act as a detoxifier for the body, cleansing the body of toxins and free radicals. Studies are still underway to test the efficacy of the same.
Coconut oil bulletproof coffee
When it comes to weight loss, there's a lot of support as well as cons to it. However, if you choose to add a nutritious fat like coconut oil or ghee to it, it can turn into a healthy drink. It can suppress the production of the hunger hormone, slow down digestion, make you eat less and at the same time, help you cut back on sweeteners as well. So, you can go ahead and have your cuppa joe without any guilt!
Caution
While coconut oil comes packed with all these amazing weight loss promoting benefits, it is important that you practice the art of moderation. Coconut oil is a good source of medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil which is fat-loss enabling, but is also rich in other forms of fats, which you should be careful about. If you don't remember to count the calories, it can lead to weight gain as well. As a rule of thumb, consuming 110-120 calories per day, through coconut oil sources (i.e., 1-2 tablespoons) can help you make the most out of your health.