I’ve looked into this. It seems that for every solid (major university) study that supports the coconut oil theory, there are a couple of studies that don’t.
Consider the placebo effect. A weight lifter told me that any diet or exercise program can result in great success as long as the individual buys the hype behind it. The mind is a powerful thing. Believe the good studies and maybe your mind will make the results happen lol.
I wish I'd known about it when my mother began having symptoms. I would have tried it without giving a flip about any stupid studies
BTW, what I didn't consider giving her was Rx pills that were known to cause liver and kidney damage.
It seems to be human nature to think simple things don't work and there has to be 5 years and millions of $$$$ and FDA approval or it won't work.
I read an article several years ago about people following and studying monkeys in the wild. They determined when the monkeys didn't feel their best. Even had headaches...and ate from the trees that aspirin ingrediants come from.
Therefore, IMO the FDA isn't any better than monkeys when it comes to pain management. :)