Is Coconut Oil Overrated?

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Is Coconut Oil Overrated?

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I've been replacing animal fat in my diet with 1 to 2 tablespoons of coconut oil a day. I like to spread it over toast. Is there any evidence to the claim that coconut oil speeds up metabolism and improves thyroid function?
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Short anwer: yes, overrated.

No thyroid benefit http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-cond ... q-20058244.

American Heart Association statement http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/ear ... 0000000510. Coconut oil contains more saturated fat relative to other cooking oils, thus should be avoided or limited in your diet.

Snopes agrees. http://www.snopes.com/2017/06/28/aha-coconut-oil/

It is important in evaluating dietary claims to consider the source. Try to find the most reputable primary sources to use when making dietary decisions. There's a whole lot of just plain wrong info on the Internet.
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About half of the fat in coconut oil is from medium chain fatty acids, which are beneficial to human health:
Some studies have shown that MCTs can help in the process of excess calorie burning, thus weight loss.[4][5][6][7][8] MCTs are also seen as promoting fat oxidation and reduced food intake.[9] Interest in MCTs has been expressed by endurance athletes and the bodybuilding community.[10] While health benefits from MCTs seem to occur, a link to improved exercise performance is weak.[9] A number of studies back the use of MCT oil as a weight loss supplement, but these claims are not without conflict, as about an equal number found inconclusive results.[11]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-chain_triglyceride
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Santi253 wrote:I've been replacing animal fat in my diet with 1 to 2 tablespoons of coconut oil a day. I like to spread it over toast. Is there any evidence to the claim that coconut oil speeds up metabolism and improves thyroid function?
How dare you even question the great power of Coconut Oil! Lol

But seriously yah it's probably a bit over hyped but it's still good stuff :)


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Santi253 wrote:About half of the fat in coconut oil is from medium chain fatty acids, which are beneficial to human health:
Some studies have shown that MCTs can help in the process of excess calorie burning, thus weight loss.[4][5][6][7][8] MCTs are also seen as promoting fat oxidation and reduced food intake.[9] Interest in MCTs has been expressed by endurance athletes and the bodybuilding community.[10] While health benefits from MCTs seem to occur, a link to improved exercise performance is weak.[9] A number of studies back the use of MCT oil as a weight loss supplement, but these claims are not without conflict, as about an equal number found inconclusive results.[11]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-chain_triglyceride
And so your conclusion is...?
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Justsit wrote:
Santi253 wrote:About half of the fat in coconut oil is from medium chain fatty acids, which are beneficial to human health:
Some studies have shown that MCTs can help in the process of excess calorie burning, thus weight loss.[4][5][6][7][8] MCTs are also seen as promoting fat oxidation and reduced food intake.[9] Interest in MCTs has been expressed by endurance athletes and the bodybuilding community.[10] While health benefits from MCTs seem to occur, a link to improved exercise performance is weak.[9] A number of studies back the use of MCT oil as a weight loss supplement, but these claims are not without conflict, as about an equal number found inconclusive results.[11]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-chain_triglyceride
And so your conclusion is...?
I have no idea. It tastes good on toast though. I don't recommend more than two tablespoons in a day.
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Justsit wrote:Short anwer: yes, overrated.

No thyroid benefit http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-cond ... q-20058244.

American Heart Association statement http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/ear ... 0000000510. Coconut oil contains more saturated fat relative to other cooking oils, thus should be avoided or limited in your diet.

Snopes agrees. http://www.snopes.com/2017/06/28/aha-coconut-oil/

It is important in evaluating dietary claims to consider the source. Try to find the most reputable primary sources to use when making dietary decisions. There's a whole lot of just plain wrong info on the Internet.
The myth of saturated fat has been disproven. It's never shown any negative health impacts if it taken within a low sugar diet. I'm actually surprised the heart association has doubled down on this. Very weak "science". I'll post the links when I have more time.
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treyg21 wrote:The myth of saturated fat has been disproven. It's never shown any negative health impacts if it taken within a low sugar diet.
That's a pretty big "IF" in most American diets.
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Since I am watching my weight, I can't justify all the fat and empty calories in coconut oil. Next time, if I want to spread something on my toast, it will be with non-fat cream cheese. If I use coconut oil again, it will be a small amount to grease a frying pan for cooking.
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It's a very on trend foodstuff.

This is a good article

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... -fats-lard

Has links about the medium chain fatty acid stuff.
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Any food that gets overly hyped is overrated. These companies put a lot of money into advertising these things as being superfoods, etc. It's a joke. Having said that, I like to cook with the stuff occasionally. So, it hasn't been that bad if it's helped expose new foods to people, because before I would have never thought/considered of using the stuff.
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i'd like it but it's hard to use without buying a liquid form in which case there's said to be an ingredient missing that makes it 'real' coconut oil, ie u lose the benefits specific to that oil. your basic canola oil is going to do mostly the same thing in my opinion. say if you want to boost your omega 3 ratio (to omega 6) and enjoy fried foods. oil is said to be bad tho because its not a whole food
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It is, but it isn't. lol. It's not an all-encompassing cure, but it is extremely healthy. It's great for energy, replacing unhealthy fats, keeping you in shape via its medium chain triglycerides, and detoxing the body via pulling. It's great for your hair and skin too.

And this is coming from a guy who's allergic to coconuts. :D
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hello all.....if you need to gain weight, this is your go to stuff...have a few friends that eat a big spoonful every day and wonder why they're gaining weight...their "minds" are made up....they just know it's good for them and won't hear otherwise....oh well...onward :smile:
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I started the ketogenic diet for health reasons about 2 months ago. Feel great, lost weight so far. I have been using coconut oil but I guess there are some concerns about health, so I may have to switch to something else. I will also find out my next cholesterol check what I think of it!
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