Comparing acute effects of extra virgin coconut oil and extra virgin olive oil consumption on appetite and food intake in normal-weight and obese male subjects.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study is to compare acute effects of consuming extra virgin coconut oil (EVCO) as a source of medium chain fatty acids and extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) as a source of long chain fatty acids in normal weight and obese subjects.

Design

Randomised, crossover design.

Participants

Metabolically healthy twenty male subjects (10 normal weight; 10 obese) aged 19-40 years.

Intervention

Subjects consumed breakfast meals containing skimmed milk, fat-free white cheese, bread and EVCO (25 g) or EVOO (25 g).

Outcome measures

Visual analog scale evaluations, resting metabolic rate measurements and selected blood parameters analysis (glucose, triglyceride, insulin and plasma peptide YY) were performed before and after the test breakfast meals

SUBMITTER: Metin ZE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9480981 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature