IS it game over for extra virgin olive oil?
Food trends keep popping up faster than popped corn. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with what’s new in the Food Trends Highway.
Nika, my old friend, recently went out with my nieces Kystalle and Ellen. “Bye, Uncle O, we’re off to our gym session today.”
My “old school” Uncle Gustave perked up. “Hey, I didn’t know you kids still have jam sessions!”
“What’s a jam session, Grandpa G?” my nephew Pannon asked. “A jam-and-peanut-butter eating session?”
“No. We Lost Generation folks called a musical gathering a jam session. It’s jam because we were jammin’ to the beat.”
“No, Uncle G. We’re going to the gym to have our regular workout,” Nika said.
These girls are seriously trying to keep fit while losing some weight. In fact, it was from Nila that I heard about the New Oil In Town. It goes by the name Coconut MCT.
It’s a popular topic based on the number of sites that carry the name. In 0.35 seconds I found 1,540,000 sites on the subject.
Nika swears by coconut MCT because she lost weight using the product. “Medium-chain triglycerides refer to a kind of fat found in some foods.”
The word triglycerides alarmed me because high triglycerides in the body might increase the risk of heart ailment.
A quick look at Medical News Today online gave me a few ideas on the matter. This type of oil when ingested goes straight from the stomach to the liver. The body then uses it as energy or it is turned into ketones.
Ketones (the base word for ketonic diet) can be used by the brain as energy source instead of sugar.
Health News published the health benefits of consuming coconut MCT such as energy boost and weight loss. There is a warning bell in the article, saying that people must remember they are consuming oil.
You can use the oil, like I do, for your cooking needs. That’s just fine. However, before you start guzzling on MCT, know the product better. And if you have a health issue, talk to your doctor. So, is it game over for olive oil? Don’t ask me. I’m not the expert.