Comments on: Coconut oil: health or hype?

By: Alexander Cranford

Alexander Cranford — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 02:44:54 +0000

Coconut oil is great first thing in the morning as the MCT’s can only be burned as energy.Not a good idea last thing at night. I generally use dripping for cooking.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 03:38:00 +0000

Hi Bill , looks like Lisa knows what she’s talking about after all. Trans fats are taking a belting at the moment from all quarters. Saturated fats and cholesterol issues are out the window. We can now begin to deal with the main issues of ill health and that’s poor food quality.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 03:08:09 +0000

I agree with Courtney, good on you for sticking it out for 20 minutes. It lasted in my mouth for 30 sec and I was gagging for most of that time. I tried it in my hair and no difference there as well.

By: Bill Shrapnel

Bill Shrapnel — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:59:56 +0000

Hi Mel
I have to disagree with your definition of toxic. Toxic means poisonous. Canola oil is perfectly safe for human consumption. It’s simply against the law to market any food known to be toxic. Regards, Bill

By: Melinda

Melinda — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 11:14:03 +0000

Thank you so much for this detailed in site. I’ve never doubted that misinformation was to blame for this FAD.

By: mel

mel — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 12:12:39 +0000

Hi,

So, it seems you’ve shown us possible reasons for doubt in an unfishined conversation about coconut oil. Clearly it is being hyped, but as for whether it’s bad for us? I’m not convinced.

What you haven’t addressed are practical uses. I use virgin coconut oil for cooking, it holds up better than canola under heat & it’s less toxic (by which I mean it’s not highly processed with chemicals and bleaching, and it’s also not GMO). And it’s not palm oil, which is being harvested in a way that is destroying rain forests.

With regards to fats– the science does seem to be showing that earlier predictions and insanity about fat causing heart problems, were not based on solid evidence. In my house we grew up with the evil margarine, (what the heck was that stuff?).

At least with virgin coconut oil, we are eating real food, minimally processed.

By: Bill Shrapnel

Bill Shrapnel — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 05:57:05 +0000

Hello Yeshe. The short answer is yes. With westernisation (or perhaps urbanisation) physical activity tends to go down and diets change a lot due to more available income and freer access to a wide range of foods and beverages. It’s called the nutrition transition and is typically associated with increased rates of the diseases of affluence. Regards, Bill

By: Carolien

Carolien — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 01:29:29 +0000

Nice article, good to see things from a different perspective for a change.
I would like to point out however, that many scientists now do view the 12-chain lauric acid as a medium fatty acid. (see for instance http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11746-014-2562-7). So perhaps it’s not as bad as the longer saturated fatts.
They do however agree with you on the complicated relationship with HDL and LDL, showing contradicting results on cholesterol.
Another article that caught my eye showed lower stress levels (in mice) when virgin unrefined olive oil was administered (http://www.spandidos-publications.com/etm/9/1/39?text=fulltext). Perhaps these new studies using virgin instead of refined oils will show some new interesting insight.
I agree with you that this surely is not the superfood some people want to make you believe. (the HIV claim… utterly ridiculous)
Keep up the good work

By: Stephen Mink

Stephen Mink — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 02:32:56 +0000

Hi Lloyd, Science accumulates, and settles disputes when the preponderance of evidence becomes clear. This doesn’t stop some people from preferring to think that flat earth proponents should be given credence.

By: Gerry

Gerry — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 03:03:26 +0000

Perhaps, what the problem is ……… obtaining oils from plant sources or nut sources and providing a concentrated dietary input.

Eating a coconut with its fat content and associated fiber is very different from spooning coconut oil into your morning coffee.

All things in moderation.