Summary
Because it raises cholesterol (both good and bad) individuals are often advised to stay away from coconut oil, but US News is reporting some diet book authors feel the negative effects of coconut oil are overblown, and that it can actually help people lose weight.
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The authors say the oil has been wrongly maligned, lost in the pro-soybean frenzy.
And, they say, rather than undermining your health, it heals, improves, and protects it.
This is because the oil contains medium chain fatty acids, which they say are easily absorbed, the energy created is rapidly spent, and, they add, consumption boosts metabalism.
"Add 800 calories of fat and lose weight?"
asks Alice Lichtenstein, professor of nutrition at the Friedman School at Tufts University and coauthor of the new Strong Women, Strong Hearts.
The Harvard School of Public Health website says coconut oil raises both types of cholesterol, the heart-plaque-causing LDL and the desirable HDL.
And Dr. Andrew Weil, a proponent of natural medicine, has looked at both sides of the argument.
About the author: Mike Adams is a natural health author and award-winning journalist with a passion for teaching people how to improve their health He has authored more than 1,800 articles and dozens of reports, guides and interviews on natural health topics, and he has authored and published several downloadable personal preparedness courses including a downloadable course focused on safety and self defense. Adams is an independent journalist with strong ethics who does not get paid to write articles about any product or company. In mid 2010, Adams produced TV.NaturalNews.com, a natural health video sharing website offering user-generated videos on nutrition, green living, fitness and more. He also launched an online retailer of environmentally-friendly products (BetterLifeGoods.com) and uses a portion of its profits to help fund non-profit endeavors. He's also a noted pioneer in the email marketing software industry, having been the first to launch an HTML email newsletter technology that has grown to become a standard in the industry. Adams also serves as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a non-profit consumer protection group, and regularly pursues cycling, nature photography, Capoeira and Pilates. Known on the 'net as 'the Health Ranger,' Adams shares his ethics, mission statements and personal health statistics at www.HealthRanger.org
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