However, when you break coconut oil down into its active parts, things start to look less miraculous and more like science. Lauric acid is one of those active parts. It’s a medium-length long-chain ...

A natural product found in both coconut oil and human breast milk -- lauric acid -- shines as a possible new acne treatment, thanks to a bioengineering graduate student. The student developed a "smart ...

A great example of a controversial food is coconut oil. It is generally praised by the media, but some scientists doubt it lives up to the hype. It has mainly gotten a bad rap because it is very high ...

Background: Epidemiological studies on the effect of individual saturated fatty acids (SFAs) on cardiovascular disease, especially in developing countries with different dietary patterns, are scarce.