Coconut oil a myth?
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And it most certainly is real! A man I was talking to in Belize described how his mother made it (cooking the grated "meat" of a coconut, then letting the oil separate out). I bought some.0
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I like coconut, it helps me gain weight. That's why they use it for babies, AIDs and cancer patients.0
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I use coconut oil on my skin for the most part.
Coconut oil is high in calories and fat (it is an oil) but it's a healthy fat. The triglycerides are 'short', meaning they are metabolized quickly, but they are still high in energy. It's good for endurance athletes but since it's very high in calories I wouldn't say it would help you lose weight.
Coconut oil has medium chain triglycerides.0 -
There is no such thing as coconut oil. Coconuts produce milk. The oil thing is a total myth. It's usually High Fructose Canola oil that they try to pass off as coconut oil. In ancient times coconuts were the size of grapes and produced oil. But as far as present day, total myth.
everybody's different. do what works for you0 -
The coconut oil I looked at yesterday was solid?
Do you just spoon it into the hot pan or what?
Only used olive oil and butter before, and only just starting to use any fats in my cooking.
It was very expensive and about 900 calories per 100g.
For price, LuAnna at Walmart.0 -
I recommend the book by Dr. Mary T. Newport, "Alzheimer's Disease: What if There Was a Cure." Her focus was on its benefits for memory, but she also has a great chapter on coconut oil and saturated fats0
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The coconut oil I looked at yesterday was solid?
Do you just spoon it into the hot pan or what?
Only used olive oil and butter before, and only just starting to use any fats in my cooking.
It was very expensive and about 900 calories per 100g.
For price, LuAnna at Walmart.0 -
Jarrow Formulas - cheaper and good0
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Bumpidy bump bump!0
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