Is Coconut Oil a 'Superfood':- magic bullet alert :-p

Shropshire1959
Shropshire1959 Posts: 982 Member
in Food and Nutrition
O.K, .. spidy-senses going off at any use of the word "Superfood" .. but then I read the article and get a full blown pseudo-science Klaxon in my ear when I read..
Coconut oil appears to be especially effective in reducing abdominal fat, which lodges in the abdominal cavity and around organs.

Say what? ... It CAN Sport reduce .. which seems to be widely believed as not possible....um ..



http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mattroberts/coconut-oil_b_5190605.html

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  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    Oh, Huffington post. Making ridiculous claims and not using subheadings to improve scanability.

    That being said, I do love coconut oil for it's moisturizing properties. My poor, dry nose has been thanking me.
  • Shropshire1959
    Shropshire1959 Posts: 982 Member
    Oh, Huffington post. Making ridiculous claims and not using subheadings to improve scanability.

    That being said, I do love coconut oil for it's moisturizing properties. My poor, dry nose has been thanking me.

    :-)

    It's brill for cooking and baking too
  • apple_cakes
    apple_cakes Posts: 54 Member
    I love coconut oil, but not for it's 'stomach fat melting properties' haha
  • sodakat
    sodakat Posts: 1,126 Member
    I think I missed the place in time when coconut oil went from "bad" to "good". I would LOVE to read some peer reviewed studies or blind case studies or whatever its called when blood work is done over a long period of time.

    I have not justified spending the $$ on coconut oil yet as I'm not convinced it is that important to eat. Sure wish I could be convinced.
  • emeraldeyes_bc
    emeraldeyes_bc Posts: 200 Member
    I absolutely LOVE coconut oil. I call it the "nectar of the gods" lol. I use it for everything from teeth whitening, hair treatment, sore throats, cough syrup, eye markup remover, to cooking, and butter replacement.

    My daughter is allergic to dairy so it has saved my life for baking (it works as a direct substitute for butter/fats)

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