Abstract
For several years, Consumers were made to believe that coconut oil is deleterious to health as it would block the arteries and cause heart disease. In recent years Coconut oil is receiving attention as a Functional food oil and its consumption has dramatically risen. Coconut oil has been claimed to have beneficial effects on health. There are rarely published studies from Saudi Arabia exploring the awareness about benefits or risks of coconut oil. The objective of the present work is to evaluate the knowledge of students of Hail University about the effects of coconut oil on health with a comparison between females (scientific and Literary College) and males (scientific and Literary College). Also, this report aims to review the available literature about benefits and risks of coconut oil consumption and highlight its positive effects on health. Results of the present study was concluded that students of University have a moderate knowledge about effect of coconut oil on human health but the knowledge of female students more than male students. Comparison between students of scientific College and Literary College in level of knowledge about healthy importance of coconut oil show a none significant difference in all questions. The present work concluded that coconut oil is the best oil for health and reported the need to increase the knowledge of students about beneficial of coconut oil by distributing booklets or by health education program to highlight its positive effects on health and correct their thinking that coconut oil is harmful.
Highlights
Coconut have used by tropical countries from the tree which known as Cocos Nucifera
For several years, consumers were believed that coconut oil is bad to human health because it accumulates in arteries causing heart disease
The question 1-Did you have information about kinds of coconut oil? 2-Do you think that coconut oil is useful for health? 3-Do you have the ability to use it in eating instead of vegetable oils? 4-What do you think of coconut oil for health? 5-Do you care when buying oil that to be free of chemicals? 6-Do you use coconut oil?
Summary
Coconut have used by tropical countries from the tree which known as Cocos Nucifera. This tree known as the "Tree of Life" In Philippines. It has many nutritional and medicinal properties and has gained new found interest in western medicine. In India and China Coconut oil used as food, as cosmetic and to cure illness as far back as 4,000 years ago. For several years, consumers were believed that coconut oil is bad to human health because it accumulates in arteries causing heart disease. Coconut oil is receiving attention as a functional food oil and its consumption has dramatically risen in recent years especially, virgin coconut oil (VCO). Coconut oil is receiving attention as a functional food oil and its consumption has dramatically risen in recent years especially, virgin coconut oil (VCO). [1,2,3,4]
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