DOST backs study on VCO health benefits Â
The Department of Science and Technology is supporting a definitive study aimed at pinning down the specific health benefits derived from virgin coconut oil.
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The Department of Science and Technology is supporting a definitive study aimed at pinning down the specific health benefits derived from virgin coconut oil.
With the rising cases of COVID-19 and dengue fever and at least one confirmed case of monkeypox, coconut processors and advocates of the health benefits of virgin coconut oil have urged the government to promote VCO and other non-vaccine strategies to boost immunity and disease resilience of Filipinos.
Make Growrich Virgin Coconut Oil Capsules, the first VCO in capsule form approved by the Food and Drugs Administration since June 2005, a part of your daily self-care routine.
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