August 2022 PMID 36045407

The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Ana Cláudia Duarte, Bernardo Frison Spiazzi, Carolina Pires Zingano, Eduarda Nunes Merello, Laura Fink Wayerbacher, Paula Portal Teixeira, Laura Penso Farenzena, Carina de Araujo, Carmen Raya Amazarray, Verônica Colpani, Fernando Gerchman

Mentions

53
Peak: 29 in Sep 2022
across 4 sources since Aug 2022

Extended reach

502,518
potential audience

Total likes

9,993

Video views

121,299

Mentions per month

Aug 2022 – Oct 2025

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter44 posts
  • Facebook4 posts
  • News3 articles
  • YouTube2 videos

AI synopsis

What people are saying

The discussions reflect a predominantly skeptical attitude towards coconut oil, with phrases like 'no clinically relevant improvement' and warnings calling it 'poison.' Words like 'brilliant' and references to expert opinions indicate some interest, but many posts emphasize the lack of significant health benefits, suggesting limited impact on changing perceptions among users.

AgreementLow agreement

Most discussions express skepticism or highlight the lack of significant benefits of coconut oil, with some calling it harmful or comparing it to 'poison.' This indicates a general disagreement with the idea that coconut oil is beneficial.

InterestModerate interest

Many posts show interest by referencing reputable sources, scientific studies, and commentary from experts, demonstrating awareness and curiosity about the topic.

EngagementNeutral engagement

The engagement appears surface-level in many cases, mainly sharing articles or summaries without deep analysis, though some users debate implications or question health claims, indicating moderate involvement.

ImpactLow impact

The overall perception is that the publication's findings have limited immediate impact or change in opinion, as opinions seem divided and some dismiss the relevance or validity of the evidence presented.

Abstract in brief

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to evaluate the cardiometabolic effects of coconut oil intake, despite its high saturated fatty acid content.
  • Seven randomized clinical trials involving 515 participants were analyzed, revealing that coconut oil did not significantly impact body weight, waist circumference, body fat percentage, LDL cholesterol, or triglyceride levels.
  • Coconut oil intake was linked to a slight increase in HDL cholesterol; however, the overall risk of bias in studies was high, and the certainty of evidence was rated very low, highlighting the need for more rigorous research.

Top posts

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IberianCitizen
@IberianCitizen · X

El aceite de coco no reveló ninguna mejora clínicamente relevante en el perfil lipídico y la composición corporal en comparación con otros aceites/grasas. *Sigan con #AOVE, si me permiten sugerencia picual prensado en frio solo procedimientos mecánicos https://t.co/oldYHY9pMN https://t.co/0sBWNsxUTl https://t.co/3rUXIAJLKa

Sep 6, 2022 · 35 likes · 12 shares · 12,911 followers View post →
Juan Camilo Mesa
@ElNutriDice · X

Nueva revisión sistemática con metaanálisis sobre aceite de coco e indicadores de riesgo cardiovascular: La evidencia no es homogénea, es de baja calidad y no se han encontrado beneficios en ese sentido. Autores recomiendan usar otro aceite en la cocina: https://t.co/cqMqvle2di

Sep 6, 2022 · 28 likes · 2 shares · 39,588 followers View post →
Lukas Schwingshackl
@LSchwingshackl · X

New meta-analysis on the effects of coconut oil on anthropometric and metabolic outcomes: "Coconut oil intake revealed no clinically relevant improvement in lipid profile and body composition compared to other oils/fats." https://t.co/VLkE428tZi

Sep 6, 2022 · 18 likes · 2 shares · 1,511 followers View post →
Jose Antonio PhD
@JoseAntonioPhD · X

Coconut oil intake revealed no clinically relevant improvement in lipid profile and body composition compared to other oils/fats. https://t.co/HiPtwP5AXE

Nov 28, 2022 · 13 likes · 4 shares · 22,189 followers View post →
BMC
@BioMedCentral · X

Coconut oil intake revealed no clinically relevant improvement in lipid profile and body composition compared to other oils/fats, according to a systematic review published in Lipids in Health and Disease. https://t.co/nWkC1nUbiY

Sep 14, 2022 · 11 likes · 3 shares · 75,421 followers View post →
BMC
@BioMedCentral · X

Coconut oil intake revealed no clinically relevant improvement in lipid profile and body composition compared to other oils/fats, according to a systematic review published in Lipids in Health and Disease. https://t.co/nWkC1nTDtq

Sep 6, 2022 · 8 likes · 1 share · 75,421 followers View post →

All mentions

AncestralVibe
@PurpleredBoy · X

@DrJackKruse Interesting… I’m fascinated and found your vitamin D approach brilliant! but coconut oil doesn’t have pentadecanoic acid, only animal fats have it! and https://t.co/RKNQK26Uws

Sep 4, 2024 · 48 followers View post →
Deepak
@deepakkutty · X

@sumedhbhagwat https://t.co/lnJRS3yePT

Aug 29, 2023 · 115 followers View post →
Nutrición Colombia
@NutrirAColombia · X

The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials https://t.co/9glCyJtC5P

Mar 29, 2023 · 104 followers View post →
Omi
@Omi_082 · X

RT @DrPalmquist: The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical tr…

Nov 29, 2022 · 3,296 followers View post →
DrRPalmquist
@DrPalmquist · X

The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials | Lipids in Health and Disease | Full Text https://t.co/dJMm0KdAl2

Nov 29, 2022 · 3,166 followers View post →
Trainervickk
@TrainerVickk · X

RT @JoseAntonioPhD: Coconut oil intake revealed no clinically relevant improvement in lipid profile and body composition compared to other…

Nov 28, 2022 · 4 shares · 346 followers View post →
Raj Makhija
@iRajMakhija · X

RT @JoseAntonioPhD: Coconut oil intake revealed no clinically relevant improvement in lipid profile and body composition compared to other…

Nov 28, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,933 followers View post →
Jose Antonio PhD
@JoseAntonioPhD · X

Coconut oil intake revealed no clinically relevant improvement in lipid profile and body composition compared to other oils/fats. https://t.co/HiPtwP5AXE

Nov 28, 2022 · 13 likes · 4 shares · 22,189 followers View post →
Bsia Huico
@BsiaHuico · X

RT @IberianCitizen: El aceite de coco no reveló ninguna mejora clínicamente relevante en el perfil lipídico y la composición corporal en co…

Nov 10, 2022 · 12 shares · 11 followers View post →
Reiner 
@erlesen · X

RT @erlesen: Kokosnussöl: Gift für Herzkranzgefäße! https://t.co/vkAnz7OQMH The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile https…

Oct 21, 2022 · 4 shares · 7,862 followers View post →
Reiner 
@erlesen · X

RT @erlesen: Kokosnußöl: Gift fürs Herz https://t.co/1mVDouRMPn The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile https://t.co/EPFr…

Oct 15, 2022 · 1 share · 7,862 followers View post →
Reiner 
@erlesen · X

Kokosnußöl: Gift fürs Herz https://t.co/1mVDouRMPn The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile https://t.co/EPFr1ItPcL Harvard medical prof warns: coconut oil just as bad for you as “pure poison” https://t.co/b4lVAun0tw one of the worst foods https://t.co/3f9fEO0rX0

Oct 15, 2022 · 4 likes · 1 share · 7,862 followers View post →
Terri Moore
@AquilakaHecate · X

RT @erlesen: Kokosnussöl: Gift für Herzkranzgefäße! https://t.co/vkAnz7OQMH The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile https…

Oct 15, 2022 · 4 shares · 3,379 followers View post →
Shahsahib
@Shahsahib123 · X

RT @BioMedCentral: Coconut oil intake revealed no clinically relevant improvement in lipid profile and body composition compared to other o…

Sep 14, 2022 · 3 shares · 397 followers View post →
Pavel Šmejkal
@pan_Psax · X

RT @BioMedCentral: Coconut oil intake revealed no clinically relevant improvement in lipid profile and body composition compared to other o…

Sep 14, 2022 · 3 shares · 490 followers View post →
BMC
@BioMedCentral · X

Coconut oil intake revealed no clinically relevant improvement in lipid profile and body composition compared to other oils/fats, according to a systematic review published in Lipids in Health and Disease. https://t.co/nWkC1nUbiY

Sep 14, 2022 · 11 likes · 3 shares · 75,421 followers View post →
Diana Rota
@DianaRota · X

RT @IberianCitizen: El aceite de coco no reveló ninguna mejora clínicamente relevante en el perfil lipídico y la composición corporal en co…

Sep 8, 2022 · 12 shares · 39 followers View post →
George D. Henderson
@puddleg · X

@skepcard @DrMichaelMosley https://t.co/6fiNusJs9i

Sep 7, 2022 · 7,375 followers View post →
Danilo Amorim
@danilonutripers · X

RT @IberianCitizen: El aceite de coco no reveló ninguna mejora clínicamente relevante en el perfil lipídico y la composición corporal en co…

Sep 7, 2022 · 12 shares · 104 followers View post →
Dani Reyes Olavarría
@Daniitota · X

RT @BioMedCentral: Coconut oil intake revealed no clinically relevant improvement in lipid profile and body composition compared to other o…

Sep 7, 2022 · 1 share · 466 followers View post →
claimshero.eth
@claimshero__eth · X

RT @IberianCitizen: El aceite de coco no reveló ninguna mejora clínicamente relevante en el perfil lipídico y la composición corporal en co…

Sep 7, 2022 · 12 shares · 128 followers View post →
alexa castan
@alexaCastan · X

RT @IberianCitizen: El aceite de coco no reveló ninguna mejora clínicamente relevante en el perfil lipídico y la composición corporal en co…

Sep 7, 2022 · 12 shares · 1,352 followers View post →
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@GmezMatas_P · X

RT @IberianCitizen: El aceite de coco no reveló ninguna mejora clínicamente relevante en el perfil lipídico y la composición corporal en co…

Sep 7, 2022 · 12 shares · 2,609 followers View post →
Guillermo Enrique!
@memistyco90 · X

RT @IberianCitizen: El aceite de coco no reveló ninguna mejora clínicamente relevante en el perfil lipídico y la composición corporal en co…

Sep 6, 2022 · 12 shares · 1,299 followers View post →
oiltogether_aove
@oiltogetherAove · X

RT @IberianCitizen: El aceite de coco no reveló ninguna mejora clínicamente relevante en el perfil lipídico y la composición corporal en co…

Sep 6, 2022 · 12 shares · 1,197 followers View post →
Oscar Andres
@OscarAndresMD · X

RT @IberianCitizen: El aceite de coco no reveló ninguna mejora clínicamente relevante en el perfil lipídico y la composición corporal en co…

Sep 6, 2022 · 12 shares · 548 followers View post →
elidaspet
@elidaspet · X

RT @IberianCitizen: El aceite de coco no reveló ninguna mejora clínicamente relevante en el perfil lipídico y la composición corporal en co…

Sep 6, 2022 · 12 shares · 842 followers View post →
IberianCitizen
@IberianCitizen · X

El aceite de coco no reveló ninguna mejora clínicamente relevante en el perfil lipídico y la composición corporal en comparación con otros aceites/grasas. *Sigan con #AOVE, si me permiten sugerencia picual prensado en frio solo procedimientos mecánicos https://t.co/oldYHY9pMN https://t.co/0sBWNsxUTl https://t.co/3rUXIAJLKa

Sep 6, 2022 · 35 likes · 12 shares · 12,911 followers View post →
Gabriel Rodríguez G
@MiiOtroYoo · X

RT @ElNutriDice: Nueva revisión sistemática con metaanálisis sobre aceite de coco e indicadores de riesgo cardiovascular: La evidencia no e…

Sep 6, 2022 · 2 shares · 256 followers View post →
BMC
@BioMedCentral · X

Coconut oil intake revealed no clinically relevant improvement in lipid profile and body composition compared to other oils/fats, according to a systematic review published in Lipids in Health and Disease. https://t.co/nWkC1nTDtq

Sep 6, 2022 · 8 likes · 1 share · 75,421 followers View post →
Linda Fischer
@queLindaFi · X

RT @LSchwingshackl: New meta-analysis on the effects of coconut oil on anthropometric and metabolic outcomes: "Coconut oil intake revealed…

Sep 6, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,207 followers View post →
José Felipe Sarmiento Abella
@josefesar · X

RT @ElNutriDice: Nueva revisión sistemática con metaanálisis sobre aceite de coco e indicadores de riesgo cardiovascular: La evidencia no e…

Sep 6, 2022 · 2 shares · 2,491 followers View post →
Juan Camilo Mesa
@ElNutriDice · X

Nueva revisión sistemática con metaanálisis sobre aceite de coco e indicadores de riesgo cardiovascular: La evidencia no es homogénea, es de baja calidad y no se han encontrado beneficios en ese sentido. Autores recomiendan usar otro aceite en la cocina: https://t.co/cqMqvle2di

Sep 6, 2022 · 28 likes · 2 shares · 39,588 followers View post →
Sandi Walters
@srzjwalters · X

RT @erlesen: Kokosnussöl: Gift für Herzkranzgefäße! https://t.co/vkAnz7OQMH The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile https…

Sep 6, 2022 · 4 shares · 4,897 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @LSchwingshackl: New meta-analysis on the effects of coconut oil on anthropometric and metabolic outcomes: "Coconut oil intake revealed…

Sep 6, 2022 · 2 shares · 6,709 followers View post →
Lukas Schwingshackl
@LSchwingshackl · X

New meta-analysis on the effects of coconut oil on anthropometric and metabolic outcomes: "Coconut oil intake revealed no clinically relevant improvement in lipid profile and body composition compared to other oils/fats." https://t.co/VLkE428tZi

Sep 6, 2022 · 18 likes · 2 shares · 1,511 followers View post →
Sentient_Spirit
@Rhythmic_Spirit · X

RT @agingdoc1: The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical tria…

Sep 4, 2022 · 3 shares · 1,816 followers View post →
Reiner 
@erlesen · X

Kokosnussöl: Gift für Herzkranzgefäße! https://t.co/vkAnz7OQMH The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile https://t.co/EPFr1Ithnd Harvard medical prof warns: coconut oil just as bad for you as “pure poison” https://t.co/4taSsZiTbq one of the worst foods you can eat

Sep 3, 2022 · 8 likes · 4 shares · 7,862 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @agingdoc1: The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical tria…

Sep 3, 2022 · 3 shares · 6,709 followers View post →
Agingdoc
@agingdoc1 · X

The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials https://t.co/BkvmwjfMRN

Sep 3, 2022 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 41,797 followers View post →
Jeffery Heileson
@jheilesonRD · X

RT @nick_krontiris: The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical…

Sep 3, 2022 · 1 share · 804 followers View post →
Nick Krontiris
@nick_krontiris · X

The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (open access) https://t.co/nOxEpp9Pr9 #nutrition #diet

Sep 3, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 19,139 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @myjournals: The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical tri…

Aug 31, 2022 · 1 share · 6,709 followers View post →
MyJournals
@myjournals · X

The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials https://t.co/D00OuMs1p1

Aug 31, 2022 · 1 share · 557 followers View post →