Mary C.

The coconut industry and the dairy industry are trying to convince us that saturated fat is not harmful. They have sponsored studies that seek to caste doubt on the research that demonstrates the dangers of saturated fats. The problem is that the harmful effects of saturated fat are well documented by hundreds of studies. When websites or news reports only mention new studies that have results that are out of the ordinary, the public is misled into thinking that these studies are definitive or conclusive in some way. It is interesting that LiveStrong has only reported on the few small studies that seem to show some benefit to coconut oil and have not reported on studies that show that a single, large dose of coconut oil can cause measurable damage to a person's arteries, and that a single large dose of saturated fat can disable the body's ability to regulate blood sugar several hours later. (for reports on both of these studies, see ScienceDaily.com) This leaves me wondering if LiveStrong is getting funding from the coconut oil industry.