International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science 2377-0619Ommega Online PublishersNew Jersey, USA116010.15436/2377-0619.16.1160Research ArticleAcute Effect of Coconut Oil Consumption does not Affect Postprandial Human Cytokines in Healthy Overweight WomenAcute Effect of Coconut Oil Consumption does not Affect Postprandial Human Cytokines in Healthy Overweight WomenDaniela MayumiUsuda Prado Rocha 1Federal University of Vicosa Department of Nutrition and Health Vi ccedil osa Minas Gerais Brazil 2Federal University of Vicosa Department of General Biology Vi ccedil osa Minas Gerais Brazil Editor* E-mail: mayumi.dani@gmail.com
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20162810201632IJFNS-16-SC-116008102016221020162016Creative Commons Attribution LicenseThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. nbsp emsp emsp The coconut oil is popularly recognized for its anti-inflammatory properties nbsp but research has shown conflicting results Thus our aim was to assess the postprandial nbsp inflammatory response of moderate coconut oil intake We evaluated the acute consumption nbsp of a breakfast offered in a single day containing 25 mL of coconut oil test nbsp or 25 mL of olive oil control on postprandial serum inflammatory cytokines IL-2 nbsp IL-4 IL-6 IL-10 IL-17A IFN- gamma and TNF in healthy overweight women No change nbsp was observed in relation to the effect of fatty meals the time and the interaction of both nbsp factors meal x time Thus despite being a saturated fat source coconut oil consumption nbsp did not promote an inflammatory response Further studies are needed considering nbsp a larger intervention period to check long-term effect 10