IS COCONUT OIL REALLY A "POISON"?

IS COCONUT OIL REALLY A "POISON"?

By Ty Bollinger

From The Truth About Cancer web site

This is one of those 'must reads." Below is an excerpt from the article. To read the article in its entirety click on the link provided below the excerpt, AND find out about the sugar link to heart disease.

ARTICLE EXCERPT:

"Wow. I saw it, but I still don’t believe it.

Dr. Karin Michels, a professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Director of the Institute for Prevention and Tumour Epidemiology at the University of Freiburg in Germany, went on record to label coconut oil “one of the worst things you can eat.”¹

But that’s not all…

During her speech, titled, “Coconut oil and other nutritional errors,” now seen nearly a million times on YouTube, she made the extraordinary claim that coconut oil is just as bad for your health and well-being as “pure poison.”

I’m assuming she made these claims based on what the mainstream medical establishment and unfortunately, most people, still believe are the damaging effects of saturated fats and LDL on our health.

But before we pick that hoary old chestnut apart, let’s establish one thing up front:

Coconut Oil is Rich in Saturated Fats

Coconut oil does contain a lot of saturated fat – more than 80% of coconut oil is made up of saturated fats, in fact. That’s significantly more when compared to butter (63%), beef fat (50%), and pork lard (39%).²

And yes, coconut oil consumption did increase levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, also known as “bad” cholesterol, in seven out of seven controlled trials.

Since higher levels of LDL are automatically assumed to increase our risk of cardiovascular disease, the American Heart Association (AHA) has advised against the consumption of coconut oil. Other organizations such as the British Nutrition Foundation have also issued statements to the effect that while coconut oil can be consumed safely, it should only be included in small amounts and as part of a healthy balanced diet.

Are they and Dr. Michels right? Have we been mistaken all along? Is coconut oil harmful for our health?

As it turns out, no. Not even close. Let’s take a closer look at published, peer-reviewed facts.

But before we do, let me ask you a question…..

Is “High Cholesterol” the Cause of Heart Disease?

Ask any American what causes heart disease, and 99% of the time the answer will be “high cholesterol.” You see, the fact is that cholesterol has been vilified and is now regarded as a “terrifying” substance that must be lowered at all costs. However, if you speak with gerontologists that specialize in elderly medicine, you will quickly find that almost all of the most elderly patients have “high” cholesterol levels (according to the supposedly “normal” standards). But these patients are still alive and many of them are in very good health and are very active for their age.

And just to be clear, cholesterol itself, whether being transported by low-density lipoproteins (LDL) or high-density lipoproteins (HDL), is exactly the same. Cholesterol is simply a necessary ingredient that is required to be regularly delivered around the body for the efficient healthy development, maintenance, and functioning of our cells. The difference is in the “transporters” (HDL and LDL). The fact is that both HDL and LDL are essential for the human body’s delivery logistics to work effectively.

“But haven’t high levels of LDL been associated with increased risk of heart disease?”

“Shouldn’t we try to lower our LDL levels?”

Lower LDL Cholesterol is Not Associated with Reduced Risk of Heart Disease or Death

The Minnesota coronary experiment – conducted between 1968 to 1973 – was a double blind, randomized, controlled human clinical trial designed to test whether replacing saturated fat with vegetable oils lowers risk of coronary heart disease and death, by lowering blood cholesterol levels.

Much to everyone’s surprise, a recently published analysis of previously unpublished data from this study showed that replacing saturated fat with vegetable oils did not lower risk of dying – even though both LDL and total cholesterol levels decreased.^3,4

In fact, instead of LDL levels, a high ratio of total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) seems to be the best predictor of cardiovascular risk and insulin resistance.

And in people older than 60 years, a recent systematic review has conclusively shown that LDL cholesterol is not linked to a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease; instead, it shows an inverse or opposite correlation with death from all causes!^5"

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