Consuming Coconut oil alongside regular exercise may help to significantly lowers a person's blood pressure according to a new study .
Researchers at the federal University of Paraiba in Brazil studied a strain of rat prone to hypertension. They found that both coconut oil and exercise training were able to reduce weight gain compared to animals that were given saline and were not exposed to exercise training along the five week of study.
While coconut oil supplementation or exercise training on their own were shown to reduce blood pressure , only combined coconut oil and exercise training were able to bring the pressure back within the normal range.
The combination ,says the researchers , appeared to oxidative stress in the serum, heart and aorta as well as restore the normal function of the baroreflex-or baroreceptor reflex- one of the body's homeostatic mechanism that helps to maintain blood pressure at nearly constant levels.
"This is an important finding as coconut oil is currently being considered a popular super food ."explained Dr Valdir de Andrade B raga , co -author of the study.
COCONUT OIL
Researchers at the federal University of Paraiba in Brazil studied a strain of rat prone to hypertension. They found that both coconut oil and exercise training were able to reduce weight gain compared to animals that were given saline and were not exposed to exercise training along the five week of study.
While coconut oil supplementation or exercise training on their own were shown to reduce blood pressure , only combined coconut oil and exercise training were able to bring the pressure back within the normal range.
The combination ,says the researchers , appeared to oxidative stress in the serum, heart and aorta as well as restore the normal function of the baroreflex-or baroreceptor reflex- one of the body's homeostatic mechanism that helps to maintain blood pressure at nearly constant levels.
"This is an important finding as coconut oil is currently being considered a popular super food ."explained Dr Valdir de Andrade B raga , co -author of the study.
COCONUT OIL
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