Coconut oil??????

[cinmell]

I read an article last week that said coconut oil is great for weight loss, have you heard this? Do you use coconut oil, and if so, do you notice any benefit from it? I'm guessing you would get it at a health food type store????

 

[FantasticDisFamily]

First I've heard that! Usually coconut oil is considered to be the "evilest" of oils!

Deb

 

[cinmell]

I was confused too but the article said coconut oil was good for losing/maintaining weight, lowering cholesterol and for preventing heart disease.

 

[johde]

I don't know what to believe either. Coconut oil is the one the Center for Science in the Public Interest told us was bad about movie theater popcorn. No wonder we have a lot of confused people out there. One day this food is bad the next it is good or the other way around. No wonder people don't know what to eat.

 

[moonfleck]

I've heard it's good for you, too. That or goat milk. My coworker's mom was orignally told she would need a breast reduction if she didn't lose weight and the doctor told her to drink coconut milk, goat milk, or coconut oil. A few weeks later she no longer needed the surgery. The doctor said something about it cleaning out your system. I've taken to eatting a little bit of coconut flakes (it's addicting). It does have sugar in it, but I only eat a little and it feels like a reward because I like it so much. Yum.

 

[littlegreydonkey]

this has come about because there's a book out called The Coconut Diet which claims that coconut oil can help stimulate metabolism in the same way that the Hampton's Diet uses macademia oil. There's a lot of debate about it and while it's true that cutting all fats out of a diet is bad, whether coconut oil is the one to add back in is debateable (sp?). It is incredibly high in saturated fat but there's other evidence to say that coconut oil boosts immunity and has other health promoting benefits. You might want to check out the book to find out more.