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Contrary to erroneous belief, rickets or softening of the bones is not simply a childhood calcium-deficiency disease. Proper calcium metabolism is key, not to mention, Fats consumption.
Fats are necessary to get the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K and beta-carotene. Vitamin D, particularly from the sun, has been known to be essential in calcium metabolism and is required for proper bone growth and development.
Coconut oil does not block the sun’s ultraviolet or UV rays that are vital for vitamin D synthesis. As a result, it improves calcium assimilation and bone health to the point of counteracting or preventing the progress of rickets. But not all Fats are the same!
Unsaturated fats such as soybean and canola oils in the diet reduce the binding of vitamin D to D-binding proteins, making this anti-rickets vitamin less available for utilization in your kids’ bodies. Unsaturated fats encourage vitamin D deficiency.
92% saturated coconut oil does not hamper this crucial binding activity. It naturally enhances the body’s absorption of nutrients essential in the prevention and treatment of rickets.
REFERENCES:
Dutta, N. C. Ann Biochem Expt Med 1948;8:69. Quoted by Kaunitz, H. Nutritional properties of coconut oil. APCC Quarterly Supplement 30 December 1971, p 35-37
Sadasivan, V. Current Sci 1950;19:28. Quoted by Kaunitz, H. Nutritional properties of coconut oil. APCC Quarterly Supplement 30 December 1971, p 35-37
Bouillon R., et al. Polyunsaturated fatty acids decrease the apparent affinity of vitamin D metabolites for human vitamin D-binding protein. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 1992;42:855-861.
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