Coconut milk made from the flesh of the coconut and the coconut juice is absolutely delicious and is bursting with super-healthy nutrition. Best of all, coconut milk is non-fattening compared to dairy milk.

Past research into coconut oil was usually based on hydrogenated coconut oil, rather than on the pure coconut oil squeezed from the white flesh. This gave the mistaken impression that coconut oil is saturated and is therefore bad for your health - but in fact this is not so. Also, in the past it was not realized that some saturated fats cause surplus body fat while others are used up as energy or broken down to unsaturated fats, depending on the atomic structure of the fat.

Virtually all the latest research shows that coconuts are full of healthy nutrients. Nearly a third of the white coconut flesh is technically classed as saturated. But this saturated fat is mostly made up of MCFA's (these are fats that get burnt up as energy rather than being stored as body fat). Hence, coconut food is increasingly used in weight-loss diets.

Furthermore around 50% of these MCFA's are made up of lauric acid, the most important essential fatty acid in building and maintaining the body's immune system. Apart from coconut oil, the only other source of lauric acid found in such high concentrations is human milk.

For the weight conscious, coconut milk provides a good source of nutrition in any weight loss regime. This is because the saturated fat molecules are made up of short-chain and medium-chain fatty acids that are quickly assimilated by the body - they are not stored as surplus fat in the body like the long chain fatty acids in dairy milk.

'One of the remarkable things about coconut oil is that it can help you lose weight.' Dr. Mary G. Enig, (Ph.D. in nutritional sciences), USA.

'In tests, animals which ate just a little pure unsaturated oil were fat, and animals which ate a lot of coconut oil were lean. The anti-obesity effect of coconut oil is clear.' Dr. Raymond Peat (scientist and biochemist), USA.

Although high in saturated fat, coconut milk is an excellent source of nutrition for anybody wanting to lose weight. The fat mostly gets burnt as energy instead of being kept in the body as fat. Coconut milk is highly nutritious, good for the bones, and it helps build up a strong immune system to fight illness and disease.

All the recent research is showing that coconuts are rich in many vitamins, minerals, and health promoting oils.

It's quick and easy to make coconut milk at home once you know how, and no special apparatus is required. As soon as you experience the luxurious, cool, delicious taste of coconut milk you will always want to have it again.

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Coconut milk is quick and easy to make when you know how. Learn how to separate the coconut flesh in a quick and easy way. For other milk-making recipes see www.about-milk.info.