Is Coconut Milk Healthy? (2 of 4)

Plant-Based Fats

While coconut milk does have a lot of fats as we’ve mentioned earlier, this isn’t as bad as you’d think. The fats in coconut milk that come from the coconut oil in it, are plant-based fats. These kinds of fats don’t increase your bad cholesterol but your good ones, as they’re unsaturated fats known as “medium-chain fatty acids.”

Healthier Immune System

One of the things our bodies use to fight off viruses is known as monolaurin. It’s a chemical converted from lauric acid, which coconut milk (and oil) is full of. And next to fighting off viruses, it might even be an effective anti-bacterial agent. That essentially turns it into something your body can use no matter what illness tries to get you down.