Coconut and Increased Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Level

Doses used in studies

ml/day: 30 (median 30, IQR 30–30) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 4 weeks · IQR 4 weeks–4 weeks · Range 4 weeks–4 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Effects of virgin coconut oil consumption on serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels and oxidative stress biomarkers in adults with metabolic syndrome: a randomized clinical trial.

2023-07-06
RCT · n = 48
Nutritional neuroscience 27(5)
- Elahe Mansouri
- Somayyeh Asghari
- Parinaz Nikooei
- Mehdi Yaseri
- Ali Vasheghani-Farahani
- Mohammad Javad Hosseinzadeh-Attar

PubMed: 37409587
DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2023.2223390

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Increased Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Level

High evidence
Clinical

Serum BDNF levels increased significantly in VCO group compared to the baseline (p = .02); however, this change was not significant when compared to the control group (p = .07)

Effect: Neutral
Effect size: Small
Significant: No
Dose: 30 ml/day