High in Saturated Fat
Like butter, coconut oil is extremely high in saturated fat, containing
around 90% saturated fat, 6% monounsaturated fat, and 2% polyunsaturated fat.
However, it differs from other highly saturated fats, because it is mostly made
up of medium chain triglycerides, absorbed directly by the liver, so they burn
in a similar way to carbohydrate.
Can coconut oil help with weight loss?
Ultimately, it is the balance of calories in, versus calories out,
which will determine weight gain, or weight loss. The simplest way to reduce
calorie intake is to reduce the amount of fat in your diet. And gram for gram,
coconut oil has more than double the calories of a carbohydrate or
protein source.
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If a person were to take a look at the countries in which coconut oil and milk were staples of the diet , they would notice that those who have not adopted any part of a western diet are beautiful and robust. If you were to take a trip to Sri Lanka, where coconut products are used in every meal and the population consumes an average of 120 coconuts per year, you would notice the health and fitness of the inhabitants. A little more research would show you that merely one or two deaths of every 1,000 are contributed to heart disease, compared to heart disease in America, which contributes to nearly half of all deaths
source: Mike Adams
while calorie intake to out take should be regarded you also must address the fact that the fat are transfered to energy much quicker which will cause the calories burned to rise quicker especially if used as a dietary supplement
I used to work in the catering industry using the oil drums for the fryers. I changed form Cocount to Nut oil and finally Vegetable oil which is the norm now in the UK catering industry.
We'd all be dead if we daily fried our food, hot chips and ate coconut cakes and products oozing with this cholestrol enhancer!