Coffee and coconut oil:
- Dietitian.Lauren Hmede
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min read
Should You Drink Coffee with Coconut Oil?
Many people drink a cup of coffee as a daily routine to start their day. Well coffee contains caffeine which boost energy level as well it contains antioxidants and nutrients that improve your overall health.
A trendy drink is coffee with coconut oil and you may wonder if this combination is healthy.
Today, in this article you will learn if this is healthy or not.
May help you stay in ketosis
Coocnut oil has become popular among people following ketogenic diet or high fat very low carbs diet. It helps to maintain ketosis state whebn the body use fat as its fuel.
Ketogenic diet has been shown many health benefits like weight loss, improved blood sugar and improved heart indicators.
Cocnut oil help in ketosis as it contains MCT oil. MCTs are rapidly absorbed and immediately delivered to your liver. Here, they’re either used as a source of energy or converted into ketone bodies.
MCT oil are converted easily into ketones than other types of fat including long chain. According to studies, MCT oil can help you to stay in ketosis even you have a slightly more protein and carbs than recommended on classic ketogenic diet.
50% of MCT in coconut oil comes from lauric acid which appearst to make ketones at slower rate but more sustained rate.
Health benefits and downsides
How adding coconut oil to your coffee can improve your health?
· May speed up your metabolism. MCT in coconut oil and caffeine in coffee boost metabolism and burns more calories
· May improve energy levels. Caffeine boost energy while MCT oil is delivered to liver and provides your body with a quick source of energy.
· May help keep your bowels regular. Coconut oil MCTs and coffee compounds like caffeine and chlorogenic acids may help stimulate your bowels and keep your digestive system healthy.
· May help raise HDL (good) cholesterol. According to studies coconut oil may raise LDL cholesterol.
However, adding coconut oil to coffee also has its drawbacks.
Replacing healthy breakfast with coffee and coconut oil may make your body lacking of many essential nutrients.
Moreover,coconut oil is high in calories, providing 121 calories per tablespoon (14 grams). Most people who add it to coffee tend to use 2 tablespoons — an extra 242 calories.
In addition, if you dont count calories you may end up gaining weight instead.
Finally, certain medical conditions like gallbladder issues or pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) may make it necessary to limit your fat intake.
Coconut oil is much effective when you use it instead of unhealthy fat choices.
How much coconut oil should you use?
If you want to try coconut oil in your cup of joe, start small by adding 1 tablespoon (14 grams) to hot coffee and stirring it thoroughly to ensure that the oil incorporates well.
Some people prefer to blend the oil with coffee in a blender to make a delicious tropical-style beverage.
If you want to maintain ketosis and boost your fat intake you may add up to two tablespoon.
Avoid adding too much coconut oil too quickly, especially if you follow a low- to moderate-fat diet, as it may cause nausea and laxative-like symptoms.
Besides, 2 tablespoons (28 grams) is plenty to reap the health benefits of this tasty, healthy fat .
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