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| Title |
Virgin Coconut Oil and Its Potential Cardioprotective Effects
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Postgraduate Medicine, March 2015
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| DOI | 10.3810/pgm.2014.11.2835 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Abraham Samuel Babu, Sundar Kumar Veluswamy, Ross Arena, Marco Guazzi, Carl J. Lavie |
| Abstract |
Emphasis on diet to improve the cardiovascular (CV) risk profile has been the focus of many studies. Recently, virgin coconut oil (VCO) has been growing in popularity due to its potential CV benefits. The chemical properties and the manufacturing process of VCO make this oil healthier than its copra-derived counterpart. This review highlights the mechanism through which saturated fatty acids contribute to CV disease (CVD), how oils and fats contribute to the risk of CVD, and the existing views on VCO and how its cardioprotective effects may make this a possible dietary intervention in isolation or in combination with exercise to help reduce the burden of CVDs. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 17 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 24% |
| Spain | 3 | 18% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 6% |
| Argentina | 1 | 6% |
| Chile | 1 | 6% |
| Brazil | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 6 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 65% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 24% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 272 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 269 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 52 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 45 | 17% |
| Researcher | 21 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 5% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 4% |
| Other | 46 | 17% |
| Unknown | 82 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 44 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 44 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 14 | 5% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 12 | 4% |
| Other | 37 | 14% |
| Unknown | 92 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 September 2023.
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#1,627,143
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Outputs from Postgraduate Medicine
#70
of 1,368 outputs
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#20,911
of 265,460 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Postgraduate Medicine
#22
of 285 outputs
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