Coconut oil

2 papers2 findings

1 lab in 1 country

Funder: Iowa State University

Animals1
Model organisms1

Outcomes

2

Neurodegeneration

upin flies1

1 study

Coconut oil induces neurodegeneration in flies.
“only the highest saturated-fat source (coconut oil) uniquely produced a female-specific decline in climbing ability and significant neurodegeneration”
Model organismscoconut oil HFDbrainfemales
High-saturated-fat diet drives female-biased neurodegeneration in Drosophila via oxidative stress and impaired autophagic flux
Frontiers in aging neuroscience15 Jun 2026

Climbing ability

downin flies1

1 study

Coconut oil impairs climbing ability in flies.
“only the highest saturated-fat source (coconut oil) uniquely produced a female-specific decline in climbing ability and significant neurodegeneration”
Model organismscoconut oil HFDbrainfemales
High-saturated-fat diet drives female-biased neurodegeneration in Drosophila via oxidative stress and impaired autophagic flux
Frontiers in aging neuroscience15 Jun 2026

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Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience30 Jun

High-saturated-fat diet drives female-biased neurodegeneration in Drosophila via oxidative stress and impaired autophagic flux

Experiments in fliesAutophagy

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development1 May

Effects of the type of dietary fat at two levels of vitamin E in Wistar male rats during development and aging. I. Life span, serum biochemical parameters and pathological changes

Experiments in ratsVitamin E