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Clinical Focus: Thrombosis and Cardiovascular Medicine

Virgin Coconut Oil and Its Potential Cardioprotective Effects

Abraham Samuel Babu Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MPT,
Sundar Kumar Veluswamy Research Scholar, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
, MPT,
Ross Arena Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Integrative Physiology Laboratory, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
, PhD, PT,
Marco Guazzi Associate Professor, Heart Failure Unit, Cardiology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Policlinico San Donato, University of Milano, San Donato Milanese, Italy
, MD, PhD &
Carl J. Lavie Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School–The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, and Department of Preventive Medicine, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA
, MD
Pages 76-83 | Published online: 13 Mar 2015

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Ademola C. Famurewa, Chima A. Ekeleme-Egedigwe, Sophia C. Nwali, Ngozi N. Agbo, Joy N. Obi & Goodness C. Ezechukwu. (2018) Dietary Supplementation with Virgin Coconut Oil Improves Lipid Profile and Hepatic Antioxidant Status and Has Potential Benefits on Cardiovascular Risk Indices in Normal Rats. Journal of Dietary Supplements 15:3, pages 330-342.
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