Top Grade Virgin Coconut Oil 3000mg. In another study on rats, published in "Clinical Biochemistry" in 2004, virgin coconut oil lowered total cholesterol; triglycerides; phospholipids; low-density lipoprotein, or "bad" cholesterol; and VLDL, or "very bad" cholesterol, while increasing levels of high-density lipoprotein, or "good" cholesterol.