Coconut and Reduced COVID-19 Symptom Duration

• Virgin coconut oil (VCO) supplementation relieves symptoms and inflammation among COVID-19 positive adults: a single-blind randomized trial.

  • 2024
  • RCT · n = 19
  • Journal of nutritional science 13
  • • Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa
    • Jacus S Nacis
    • Fabian M Dayrit
    • Keith V Tanda

  • PubMed: 38282651
  • DOI: 10.1017/jns.2023.118

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced COVID-19 Symptom Duration

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  VCO recipients were free from symptoms and had normal CRP concentrations by day 14. In comparison, participants in the control group reported relief from signs and symptoms on day 23

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes