"維多利亞祕密"名模曬瘦身祕訣

It was recently given a ringing endorsement by one of the world's most beautiful it should perhaps come as no surprise that coconut oil—favourite beauty product of Miranda Kerr—is flying off the s are said to have soared after the Australian model, wife of actor Orlando Bloom, revealed she is an avid user. In an interview last month she attributed her blemish-free skin and glossy hair to the miracle oil. Miss Kerr, 28, who models for Victoria's Secret, and gave birth to the couple's first child Flynn in January, said: "I will not go a day without coconut oil. I personally take four tablespoons per day, either on my salads, in my cooking or in my cups of green tea." Health food chain Holland & Barrett, which has 625 stores nationwide, reported sales had shot up by 50 per cent in the past year and that much of the demand was very recent.

炎炎夏日剛過，立秋的腳步已經到來，在秋風略顯涼意的這段時間，各位美女的食慾也因季節的變化而慢慢增加。怎樣才能保持好自己的體重呢？半年前才當上媽媽的“維多利亞祕密”名模米蘭達·可兒近日大膽拍攝只有綠葉遮蔽的比基尼寫真，看得出身材已經恢復至產前一般窈窕浮凸。她用“事實”向大家推薦的一種“椰子油”食療方法使得該產品在全美625家店面中銷量翻倍，供不應求。據悉，28歲的米蘭達·可兒在採訪中自曝椰子油是瘦身勝品，自己每天堅持服食4勺椰子油，加在沙律、正餐或綠茶中，還建議堅持母乳餵養也是恢復身材的祕訣。

The oil contains fatty acids which are said to leave skin and hair smooth and shiny, and devotees have linked it with a host of other alleged health benefits, including weight loss, although these are highly disputed. Extracted from the flesh of mature coconuts it can be drunk raw, used in cooking and baking or applied directly to the skin or hair as a moisturiser.

據悉，椰子油含有100%的脂肪，有92%是飽和脂肪酸。新研究顯示飽和脂肪酸有助於幫助毛髮光滑、還具有瘦身的功效。雖然，傳統意義觀念中，要求人們儘可能減少攝入飽和脂肪酸的攝取量，因爲飽和脂肪酸容易在肝臟中轉化成膽固醇。新鮮椰子油可以生吃、還可以用來做菜、烹飪以及直接塗抹在皮膚上。

Kate Butler, Holland & Barrett's nutritionist, said: "The small molecular structure of coconut oil allows for easy absorption through the skin giving it a soft texture. This makes it an ideal ointment for the relief of dry, rough skin, and an effective after-sun lotion because it literally melts into your skin. It works wonderfully as a hair conditioner too."

營養學家Kate Butler說：“椰子油美膚的功效顯著，它對處理乾性皮膚、以及對與曬後護膚有着一般護膚品都不能達到的神奇效果，它能直接滲透進肌膚。椰子油就好像一個頭發風幹機的作用一樣。”

But experts, including the World Health Organization, have warned against drinking too much coconut oil as it contains high levels of saturated fat and calories—a 15g tablespoon contains around 135. Professor Mike Gordon, a food chemist at Reading University, said: "Coconut is 50 per cent made up of a fatty acid called lauric acid which if consumed to excess can contribute to increased risk of coronary heart disease. I would be very cautious about advising people to consume large amounts of coconut oil."

儘管如此，椰子油的作用還是遭到一部分專家的質疑。來自世界衛生組織的專家警告稱，椰子油中含有的中鏈甘油三酸酯也是少量的，能不能幫助人減肥也值得懷疑。可能椰子油吃多了讓人覺得膩了，所以食量變小，能幫助人們減肥也不一定。