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Efficacy of Coconut Oil as an Alternative Medicine According to GRADE* Ranking:
Alzheimer's Disease [1, 2, 3]: Recommendation: Weakly in favor (Coconut oil contains a high percentage of a molecule called medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) which is converted to ketones and can then cross the blood-brain barrier and can be used as an energy source for the neurons. In AD insulin is depleted, insulin is needed for the transport of glucose into the cells and a lack of utilization of glucose leads to death of the neurons. But with ketones they can cross into the cells without insulin, thus coconut oil converted to ketones feeds and sustains the neurons.) Grade of Evidence: Low level of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
References:
1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2731764/ 2. http://www.journalijcms.com/sites/default/files/issue-files/0022.pdf 3. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/11/07/peanut-butter-coconut-oil-alzheimers-detection.aspx
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