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Jul 31, 2013 07:45

Is Coconut Oil Bad For You?

July 30, 2013
Some who profit from coconut oil claim it has miraculous powers, curing everything from cancer to jock itch. The boldest claim may be that it is a potential cure for Alzheimer’s, based on a series of anecdotes and one study I profile in my 3-min video Does Coconut Oil Cure Alzheimer’s? Long story short, as ( Read more... )

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citabria July 31 2013, 13:58:34 UTC

There are some benefits to coconut oil that aren't as sensational as things I've seen claimed, but which are -- or can be -- important ( ... )

showingup July 31 2013, 17:35:58 UTC

While that's true, I'd rather shift my tastebuds to accept a less obviously buttery taste than risk the impact on health. Which is, really, what I've done. Using coconut oil in cooking isn't something that was a big thing when I went veggie in the UK in early 1989, or when I went vegan in the US in 1996, and because I'd already found good alternatives and shifted my tastes to less fatty products, I never explored it even when I started to see it being promoted vigorously a few years ago.

To be honest, the main audience for my (now rarely made) pastries and cakes are non-vegetarian family and friends who tell me they thoroughly enjoy them, so it doesn't seem to me that taste and texture are being lost at all by sticking with non-hydrogenated (non-trans fat) products that don't include coconut oil.

Coconut oil's FAB for skin and hair, mind. It just does a number on your arteries.