Evidence Wall Scrumsters by pascale den hartog https://padlet.com/pascaledenhartog/3x5vqyuf0mos Made by a Monkey en-us 2017-09-22 07:26:20 UTC 2024-07-31 07:18:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Cracking the coconut oil craze pascaledenhartog https://padlet.com/pascaledenhartog/3x5vqyuf0mos/wish/190018451
  • A known culprit in raising heart disease risk
  • Compared with the unsaturated oils, coconut oil raised total, HDL, and LDL cholesterol levels, although not as much as butter did
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  • The market for all things coconut is still expanding
  • The American Heart Association issued a report that warned consumers off coconut oil because of its absurdly high saturated fat content  (82%)
  • Around 40-60% of the 3.5 million coconut farmers in the Philippines are living in poverty, on less than a dollar a day
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  • Coconut oil has emerged as the latest “superfood” extolled by celebrities and health food shops for its nutritional, healing and mind-enhancing powers
  • Holland & Barrett claims “coconut oil is very healthy”
  • Sites such as these, along with celebrity endorsements from the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Kourtney Kardashian, have helped UK sales of coconut oil rise

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  • Saturated fat in coconut, palm kernel, and palm oils (known as tropical oils), do in fact raise LDL cholesterol considerably.
  • For the health of your heart, lowering your LDL cholesterol is the single most important thing to do
  • Coconut oil is bad news for your LDL cholesterol, heart, and overall health
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  • A recent survey reported that 72 percent of the American public rated coconut oil as a ‘healthy food’ compared with 37 percent of nutritionists
  • This disconnect between lay and expert opinion can be attributed to the marketing of coconut oil in the popular press.
  • Virgin coconut oil contains small amounts of antioxidant compounds that may help curb inflammation, a harmful process thought to worsen heart disease
    • ]]>     2017-09-22 07:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pascaledenhartog/3x5vqyuf0mos/wish/190024681     Surprise surprise, coconut oil isn’t actually that good for you after all pascaledenhartog https://padlet.com/pascaledenhartog/3x5vqyuf0mos/wish/190028015
  • Coconut oil has a higher percentage of saturated fats than beef fat
  • We might be better off sticking with cheaper alternatives like olive oil rather than splashing out on fancy virgin coconut
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