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I've been reading great things about Virgin Coconut Oil. Has anyone had good experiences with it before?
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Is there a particular purpose you had in mind for the oil?
I've only ever heard of it acting as a source of fats in situations where it isn't otherwise available. That being said, I've eaten foods fried in coconut oil and they are quite delicious so if that's your goal, by all means, go nuts (pun intended, even though I'm pretty sure they're not nuts.) |
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How do you know if a coconut is a virgin?
Coconut oil is a saturated fat- similar to the ones in regular butter- which you are supposed to consume in moderation I thought. From Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil Quote:
http://www.healthcastle.com/coconut-...ed-heart.shtml Quote:
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lol. I've been using coconut oil for about 6 years, and i swear by it. looks like some people in ths forum have been caught up in a bit of medical pseudo science
heres a read for anyone skeptical http://www.amazon.com/Saturated-Fat-.../dp/0941599493
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HDL and LDL are NOT types of cholesterol; they are cholesterol transporters. A la Wikipedia "Medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) are fatty acids with aliphatic tails of 6–12 [13] carbons, which can form medium-chain triglycerides." I suppose it's not unusual then that their ingestion isn't necessarily beneficial. The human body [read: fatty acid sythase] is quite capable of making fatty acids up to 16 carbons long. With that in mind, it really isn't necessary to consume MCFA over SCFA but I don't quite understand why the body couldn't simply use MCFA has a step up in terms of elongation. That being the case, I'd say stick with extra virgin olive oil as far as health benefits go. |
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Location: WA, USA
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What you and your virgin coconut oil do in the privacy of your bedroom is none of my business.
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SCFA's are good, but very rare to find in diets normally. Also, the fats-are-bad message we started in the late 70's and continued since then, has had the opposite effect on our national heath and weight. We literally have multiple epidemics of diabetes, obesity, heart disease, cancer and strokes all under 'low fat/low saturated fat' advice. Coconut oil is also anti-fungal, anti-yeast, anti-microbial, is used quickly and efficiently for energy (not stored). Atkins and low carbohydrate/high fat diets are proof that saturated fats are not harmful, and improve markers of cardiovascular health, although they are by no means ideals diets in my book as being not completely nutritionally, and often inflammatory if not balanced correctly. Sugar, and vegetable oils are the real enemies to health, not saturated fats or coconut oil. EVO is a great choice for eating as well, preferably unheated.
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True olive oil is not good for cooking at higher temperatures but peanut oil is. The Atkins diet was modified on its suggested intake of saturated fats to limit them to 20% of calories around 2004. Even they do not say eat as much saturated fats as you want. They suggested you divide your fats into thirds- saturated, monosaturated, and polysaturated- not just saturated fats. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/467440 Quote:
Not sure what you mean by EVO. Extra Virgin Olive oil perhaps? My oil of choice. I doubt it was this: http://www.naturapet.com/brands/evo.asp Hehe.
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yes EVO is extra virgin olive oil which is strongly healthful. I would be willing to look at evidence that sat fat is harmful if it exists. This book at Amazon I would say now I am largely in agreement with http://www.amazon.com/Saturated-Fat-.../dp/0941599493
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