Maternal intake of dietary virgin coconut oil modifies essential fatty acids and causes low body weight and spiky fur in mice.

Renuka GunasekaranMohammed Rafid ShakerSiti Waheeda Mohd-ZinAminah AbdullahAzlina Ahmad-AnnuarNoraishah Mydin Abdul-Aziz

Published in: BMC complementary and alternative medicine (2017)

Our study has demonstrated that virgin coconut oil could affect infant growth and appearance via maternal intake; we suggest the use of virgin coconut oil as herbal medicine to be treated with caution.

Keyphrases

fatty acid
body weight
birth weight
weight gain
pregnancy outcomes
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
pregnant women
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance