The results of the DOST-FNRI study on the effects of VCO have been published in an international journal.
The results of the Department of Science and Technology – Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) study on the effects of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as an adjunct supplement against COVID-19 have been published in an international journal.
According to DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña, the Journal of Functional Foods published the results of DOST-FNRI study on the effects of VCO to suspect and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) last May 25.
He said during his weekly report last Friday that the study involved a 28-day “randomized, double-blind, controlled” intervention among 63 adults in two isolation facilities in Santa Rosa, Laguna.
The participants, according to him, were randomly assigned to receive either a standardized meal (control) or a standardized meal mixed with a predefined dosage of virgin coconut oil.
He also said that changes in clinical markers were measured at three time points (day 0, 14, and 28), with daily monitoring of coronavirus symptoms.
“Participants in the intervention group showed a significant decline in the C-reactive protein level, with the mean CRP level normalized to ≤5 mg/dL on the 14th day of the intervention. As an adjunct therapy, meals mixed with VCO is effective fostering faster recovery from COVID-19,” de la Peña said.
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The DOST-FNRI was leading a study to evaluate the beneficial effect of virgin coconut oil given to suspect and probable cases of COVID-19 who were quarantined in a center or hospital.
DOST-FNRI Director Dr. Imelda Angeles Agdeppa was the lead person on the “randomized double-blind controlled intervention trial” on virgin coconut oil. The said project was implemented from May 1, 2020 to June 31, 2021.
De la Peña also noted that based on the VCO study in Santa Rosa, Laguna, result showed that meals mixed with virgin coconut oil could reduce coronavirus symptoms in suspect and probable cases, thus, possibly preventing the progression or severity of the coronavirus disease.
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