Coconut Oil and Exercise Improves High Blood Pressure

A study published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism found that coconut oil supplementation and physical exercise improved high blood pressure and oxidative stress in hypertensive rats. The rats were supplemented with virgin coconut oil and subject to a swimming protocol for 4 weeks. The researchers found that coconut oil combined with exercise training reduced body weight, reduced blood pressure in hypertensive rats, improved baroreflex sensitivity, decreased lipid peroxidation, and reduced superoxide levels.

Study: Virgin Coconut Oil Effective in Treating High Blood Pressure

This study examined the effects of lipid peroxidation in heating liquid unsaturated oils, which leads to hypertension. Virgin Coconut Oil consumption led to a lowering of blood pressure.