Re: Coconut Oil

Ken Davey wrote:

You got it steve.
Coconut oil is one of the healthiest oils around.,

Wrong. It is among the worst. Saturated fats
like those in coconut oil contribute to
cardiovascular disease. Few associations between
harmful behaviors and adverse health consequences
are as well-documented as this one.

For more information, see:

Quoting from:
http://www.webdietitian.com/document/CVTopic/topic/pencvsaturatedfattyacids

The major food sources of saturated fats are animal
fats, such as red meats (beef, pork, veal, lamb, ham)
and whole milk dairy products (milk, butter, ice cream,
hard cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt). Chicken and
turkey (prepared skinless) contain less saturated fat,
and the saturated fat that they do have resides mostly
in the skin. The plant oils that are high in saturated fat
are palm oil, coconut oil, and palm kernel oil (tropical
oils.)

Some saturated fats are more atherogenic than others.
The specific fatty acids that raise LDL-cholesterol the
most are myristic (C14:0) and lauric (C12:0) found in
butterfat and in tropical oils (coconut and palm kernel
oil). Palmitic acid (C16:0), the most prevalent fatty acid
in the food supply, raises LDL-C levels in most studies.
Stearic acid (C18:0) the next most prevalent does not
raise or lower LDL-C. However, it appears to stimulate
blood clotting.

Quoting from:
http://www.diet-and-health.net/Diseases/Cardiovascular.html

The effects of high-oleic safflower oil (monounsaturated),
high-linoleic safflower oil (polyunsaturated), and palm oil
(saturated) on blood cholesterol levels were compared in
normal and hypertriglyceridemic patients. Both the high
monounsaturated and the high polyunsaturated fatty acids
achieved similar results, lowering of total cholesterol.

In another study, beef fat, coconut oil, and safflower oil
were exchanged in the diets of healthy normal volunteers.
Mean plasma total cholesterol was lower on the safflower
oil diet compared with the habitual diet. Mean plasma
total cholesterol on the beef diet was higher than on
the diet containing safflower oil and lower than on the
diet containing coconut oil. [Reiser, et al]
.