MADURAI (Tamil Nadu,India) NNN-Bernama) -- An Indian scientist has claimed that coconut oil has medicinal value and could help those affected by Alzheimer and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to effectively fight the diseases, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
Quoting the report of a recent research carried out in the United States, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) deputy director General H P Singh said that pure coconut oil can improve the immunity level of HIV infected patients.
"HIV infected patients who took their medicine along with food cooked in coconut oil showed better immunity among other things," he said.
He also dismissed the theory that coconut oil contained high saturated fat and said it was spread by some vested interests who wanted to sell corn, sunflower and soya oil.
"A total of 12 new coconut varieties, including hybrid, had been developed recently," he said adding that the focus was on widespread cultivation of coconut as the trees were best suited to fight heat and carbon pollution. --NNN- BERNAMA
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