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Why Coconut Milk is Best Alternative to Dairy Milk

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To make coconut milk the juice inside the coconut is combined with the white flesh of the coconut. The result is a wonderful white milk that is full of super-healthy nutrients. Best of all, coconut milk is absolutely delicious and is non-fattening compared to cow's milk.

Past research into coconut oil was usually based on hydrogenated coconut oil, rather than on the pure coconut oil squeezed from the white flesh. This gave the mistaken impression that coconut oil is saturated and is therefore bad for your health - but in fact this is not so. Also, in the past it was not realized that some saturated fats cause surplus body fat while others are used up as energy or broken down to unsaturated fats, depending on the atomic structure of the fat.

Modern research shows coconuts to be a valuable source of healthy nutrition. About a third of the white coconut flesh is fat, and most of this fat (92%) is technically classed as saturated. However, this saturated fat is mostly made up of MCFA's (fatty chains that get burnt up as energy rather than being stored as body fat). Because of this, coconut oil/fat is increasingly used in weight-loss regimes.

Furthermore around 50% of these MCFA's are made up of lauric acid, the most important essential fatty acid in building and maintaining the body's immune system. Apart from coconut oil, the only other source of lauric acid found in such high concentrations is human milk.

For the weight conscious, coconut milk provides a good source of nutrition in any weight loss regime. This is because the saturated fat molecules are made up of short-chain and medium-chain fatty acids that are quickly assimilated by the body - they are not stored as surplus fat in the body like the long chain fatty acids in dairy milk.

'One of the remarkable things about coconut oil is that it can help you lose weight.' Dr. Mary G. Enig, (Ph.D. in nutritional sciences), USA.

'In tests, animals which ate just a little pure unsaturated oil were fat, and animals which ate a lot of coconut oil were lean. The anti-obesity effect of coconut oil is clear.' Dr. Raymond Peat (scientist and biochemist), USA.

So although high in saturated fat, coconut milk is a good source of nutrition in any weight loss regime because the fat mostly gets burnt as energy instead of being stored as fat. It is highly nutritious, good for your bones, and it helps build up a strong immune system to fight off disease and illness.

Much of the research and published studies is clearly showing that coconuts are super-rich in many vitamins, minerals, and health promoting oils.

Anybody can make coconut milk at home quickly and easily once you know how. No special equipment is required. When you experience the cool, luxurious, absolutely delicious flavor of coconut milk you will always want it again and again.

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