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9567435 No.9567435 [Reply] [Original]

Good or Bad?

That's the question.

i live in a country where i got the suspicion that we have not very up to date health tips and info regarding good and bad foods and diets (mexico).

Is coconut oil good or bad for ya?

>> No.9567443

>>9567435
The reason coconut oil gets shilled as "good fats" is because they contain roughly 10% MCTs which actually are good for you. However, the other 90% is basically all regular saturated fat.

tl;dr It's shown to be almost as bad as butter in terms of effects on LDL cholesterol. Avoid it.

>> No.9568002

no one cares?

>> No.9568074

>>9567435
http://assets.heartfoundation.org.nz/shop/submissions/coconut-and-the-heart-evidence-paper.pdf

>> No.9568077

bad for consumption

great for your skin

>> No.9568260

>>9568074
but didn't the guy from the documentary FatHead said that it was all a CSPI scheme to use transfats?

>> No.9568928

>>9567435
My main issue is the lower burning temp than other oils.

>> No.9568992
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9568992

>>9567443
its worse than butter
the reason it gets shilled is because vegans use it as an alternative to butter

>> No.9568998

>>9568260
the heart foundation gives ticks to mcdonalds in nz and australia too
it is a private company, not a government agency

>> No.9569015

Well screw me in the ass, I have been mislead. Guess I'll just stick to olive oil then. Fucking coconut oil expensive as shit too.

>> No.9569022

No, it's not good. For frying it's the best option.

>> No.9569030

>>9569015
I use cheap blended olive atm for my pan work and the good stuff is used for everything else.
I want to get some avocado seed oil to replace the cheap olive oil tho because that smokepoint

>>9569022
you misspelt beef fat

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9569059

Medfag here.

The cholesterol meme has really gotten out of hand. Unless your total cholesterol is in the 300's, high cholesterol in and of itself has very little effect on health. You don't get artery clogging (in lieu of disease involvement) until >300mg/dl. Cholesterols, both the "good" and "bad", are necessary for your body to function. Low cholesterol is associated with a number of health risks, depression, heart attacks, and stroke. People tend to have higher LDL because it's more common in food.. The 'ideal' ratio (from what we do know) is <3.5:1 (total to HDL).

>> No.9569112

>>9568992
>rice bran oil
A while ago a lot of fish and chip shops switched to that and advertised it as healthier. Guessing it's not much better than vegetable oil going off that graph. Tasted awful too. They switched back after a year or so.

>> No.9569118

>>9569112
yeah canola oil is pretty much the best all rounder and is fairly healthy

>> No.9570667

>>9569059
>Medfag here
from reddit university or are you just larping

>> No.9570699

>>9570667
He's larping because no one with an education or hasn't been bought out will not refer to "cholesterol meme"

>> No.9570702

>>9567435
A friend of mine found it to be perfect cure for her skin condition, but when it comes to eating it there is a lot of talk but I can't tell what is true anymore.