Top model, Miranda Kerr once said her beauty secret is coconut oil diet. But not all experts justify these tips, some even warned that coconut oil can be dangerous if taken excessively.
One of the experts who doubt the benefits of coconut oil diet was Keith Ayoob, a nutritionist from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He said the notion that drinking coconut oil can be difficult to accept losing weight sensibly.
According to him, 1 tablespoon of coconut oil contains 117 calories. If the model Miranda Kerr told classmates regularly consume coconut oil 3-4 tablespoons / day, meaning he has added 468 calories out of a staple food it eats everyday.
"With that many calories, I would prefer to consume 1 ounce of dark chocolate. Nutritional profitable is much more than coconut oil and the result will be more satisfying," Ayoob said as quoted from ABCNews, Sunday (08/29/2011).
Not only that, coconut oil is also one source of saturated fat so it is not advisable to drink too many in number. That too much saturated fat will increase the Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) also known as bad cholesterol.
This opinion is in accordance with the appeal or the WHO world health organization, so that palm oil is not consumed in excess. According to WHO, increasing levels of bad cholesterol in the blood caused by drinking too much coconut oil can increase the risk of coronary heart disease.
Coconut oil diet to maintain the beauty once popularized by a beautiful model Miranda Kerr. In an interview with Cosmopolitan Magazine some time ago, Kerr said that coconut oil to make her stay slim, smooth skin and her hair is always shiny.\
"I did it since the age of 14 years and I could not pass up a haripun without drinking coconut oil. I myself eat 3-4 tablespoons / day either as a mixed salad, other dishes as well as in steeping green tea," said Kerr.