Re: Coconut Oil

Mark Thorson wrote:
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.



The latest info I can find has people, researchers, scientists and doctors all backpedaling on the dangers of coconut oil. In fact most seem to say it is a heart healthy, downright, good-for-you food.

Sites are here:
http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/coconut_oil.html

http://www.mercola.com/2001/jul/28/coconut_health.htm

ANd to quote this site:
http://www.coconut-connections.com/healthiest_oil.htm

"Why do some say that coconut oil is bad for you? Tropical oils were very popular in the US food industry prior to World War II. The US is the largest exporter of soybeans. The well oiled marketing machinery funded by the soy bean and corn industry and supported by the American Heart Association was committed to change the American Diet, calling among others, for the substitution of saturated fats for polyunsaturates. The Prudent Diet, as it was called, left a legacy which still haunts us today. 40 years on, this conceptual change in the eating habits of Americans has negatively influenced and changed the dietary regimes of societies all around the world that were initially not even affected by America's particular meat, potato and milk diet. So determined was the pursuit of the American industries in converting their claims into magnificent billboards of health and wealth that even small island nations in the South Pacific were converted by this powerful marketing machine to change centuries of dietary traditions of tropical oils to importing polyunsaturated fats. Today heart disease is still on the increase and obesity, linked to the “new” American diet, is a major social problem worldwide that has governments worried about the health care cost of future generations. The U.K. and Australia unfortunately, are racing to catch up to their allies with a large percentage of the population being defined as overweight.

Studies were done to show that coconut oil, and all saturated fats, were bad for one's health because they raised serum cholesterol levels. However, these studies were done on hydrogenated coconut oil, and all hydrogenated oils produce higher serum cholesterol levels, whether they are saturated or not. Recent research shows that it is the presence of trans fatty acids that causes health problems, as they are fatty acid chains that have been altered from their original form in nature by the oil refining process.

Although many studies at the time had also shown research to the contrary, the mud stuck and by the mid 60’s the reputation of all saturated oils in America had been destroyed. This reputation later extended to the rest of the western world."

Melondy
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