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coconut
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coconut
fruit of the coconut palm.

coconut meal
residue after the extraction of coconut oil and used as a protein supplement in livestock diets.
coconut oil
a natural source of fatty acids of short and medium length.

Patient discussion about coconut.

Q. I am wondering if any of you are ENTHUSED about the use of COCONUT OIL. I ask because it IS SATURATED FAT. I have trouble losing weight. That inculdes getting cold frequently, and was wondering if cocounut oil would help me maintain body temperture more easily. Also, I have notice that SOME claim that coconut oil has many health benefits not affiliated with polyunsaturates.

A. i know there was a Polynesian research about people that consume coconut oil on a daily basis in parallel to people who don't. they found out that there are high cholesterol levels among the people that consumed coconut oil but no significant difference in heart problems.

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In a visible sign of the fruit's importance in the region, the 50-kilometre (31 miles) highway linking Badagry with Cotonou, the main city of neighbouring Benin, is lined with thousands of coconut trees.
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While coconut trees might not grow in your neighborhood, they do so in abundance in tropical regions.
 
 
 
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