Re: long running large health studies on coconut oil?

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In a message dated 7/8/04 6:01:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, peggysue6@...

writes:

> (I am eating Olive Oil cold

> because it supposedly turns into a Trans Fat when heated, which

> Coconut Oil supposedly doesn't).

Check this out:

<http://www.westonaprice.org/know_your_fats/howtransform.html>

~~ Jocelyne

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In a message dated 7/8/04 6:01:13 PM, peggysue6@... writes:

> . Are there any long

> running, large health studies on coconut oil?

>

The longest large health study appears to be the many Island populations

themselves who are free of heart disease as long as they remain on their

traditional diets. That's enough of a study for me.

Elainie

>

>

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In a message dated 7/8/04 6:01:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, peggysue6@...

writes:

> (I am eating Olive Oil cold

> because it supposedly turns into a Trans Fat when heated, which

> Coconut Oil supposedly doesn't).

No, it doesn't. No oil turns into a trans fat when heated.

Chris

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> Not sure about this Coconut Oil " rebirth " . Where is the science? I

am

> cooking with it instead of Olive Oil. (I am eating Olive Oil cold

> because it supposedly turns into a Trans Fat when heated, which

> Coconut Oil supposedly doesn't). Can't remember who told me or how

I

> started but I do know there are many " health chefs " that cook

> everything in Olive Oil and there are plenty of doctors that frown

on

> Coconut oil because it is a saturated fat. Are there any long

> running, large health studies on coconut oil?

>

> " Extraordinairy claims require extraordinairy proof. " --Carl Sagan

Here's an article explaining why fats don't turn into trans fats when

heated:

http://www.westonaprice.org/know_your_fats/howtransform.html

I'm not sure what you're concern is about coconut oil. If you're

concerned about saturated fats in general causing heart and

cholesterol problems, then read anything in the Know Your Fats

section on the WAP site. There are several referenced articles on

both the health benefits of saturated fats and one article

specifically on coconut oil:

http://www.westonaprice.org/know_your_fats/know_your_fats.html

And the Cholesterol Myths site

http://www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm

Here's an article from Ray Peat about coconut oil:

http://members.efn.org/~raypeat/coconut.rtf

Katy