INS and Insulin resistance: This effect may be related to improved insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, probably due to the high content of MCFA in the coconut oil.36,37 In addition, increasing availability of fatty acids and triglycerides through diet and VCO may have altered the use of glucose in mitochondrial oxidative metabolism.38 Metabolic changes related to glucose metabolism and insulin resistance are closely associated with increased dietary fat intake.39–41