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Post by gingerpf on Jan 20, 2013 23:43:28 GMT -5
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Post by seoulmate on Jan 20, 2013 23:45:12 GMT -5
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Post by seoulmate on Jan 20, 2013 23:45:52 GMT -5
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Post by wal on Jan 20, 2013 23:45:55 GMT -5
Can anyone explain this trend of bands of white people dressing and singing like they live on a farm in 1900?
@sam_sparro urban outfitters
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Post by seoulmate on Jan 20, 2013 23:47:15 GMT -5
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Post by stardust on Jan 20, 2013 23:48:11 GMT -5
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Jan 20, 2013 23:48:14 GMT -5
The second link doesn't work.  Anyway, my position on this matter is the one I explained before, which is the same one that was quoted by Dr. Daniel Hwang in the first link: “Coconut is good food, in moderation.”
It's just another fat, that's all. My point is that it's just not healthier than olive oil. On the contrary, it seems it increases LDL cholesterol, which is a bad thing. The benefits of olive oil are well researched and backed by many, many studies and a whole lot of scientific data.
If you make me choose between an oil wich increases HDL and an oil which increases both HDL and LDL, I'm going to choose the first one. As a doctor, and as a consumer.  No matter what I try I can't get the 2nd link in my original post to work by clicking on it. But if you copy the link and paste it into a browser address bar it will work. Here's another good informative link: www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Health_Letter/2011/May/coconut-oilAll of these articles are basically saying that not enough research has been done on coconut oil. Traditional health care groups say that it is a saturated fat which is bad for you. Some health food groups say that not all saturated fats are the same and that coconut oil has some beneficial properties, especially to the immune system. And while coconut oil raises LDL it also raises HDL so that the ratio stays the same. Many researchers think that it is the ratio of LDL to HDL that is the important factor. Also the articles point out that most of the research saying coconut oil is bad for you is based on hydrogenated coconut oil, which is a trans-fat. Recent research has shown trans-fats to be even worse for you than saturated fats. Yet hydrogenated coconut oil is in alot of processed snack foods many people eat every day. On the other hand, most of the research saying that coconut oil is good for you is done on too small of a sample to be conclusive. But these articles conclude that it is best to only use virgin coconut oil and use it only in moderation or in small quantities till more research is done. To get more technical, there are a number of different types of saturated fats as well as different types of LDLs and HDLs. Too many of the research studies group all types of saturated fats together, all types of LDLs together, and all types of HDLs together. However, some research has shown that all of the different subtypes are not as equally good or bad for you. For instance, 4 types of saturated fat are Lauric acid, Myristic acid, Palmitic acid, and Stearic acid. Coconut oil is 47% Lauric acid and 9% Palmitic acid while beef is 0% Lauric acid and 26% Palmitic acid. So they have a very different saturated fat compositions. Also, salmon is high in saturated fat but is now considered to be very heart healthy because of the omega-3 fatty acids it contains. Bottom line, we really need more research that looks at the effects of the different subtypes of the different fats. But traditional medical views say that it is best to do things in moderation until more is known. From what I've heard Adam say, I think he and Sauli are consuming coconut oil as their primary source of cooking fat. But they are also consuming ALOT of vegetables, which means less saturated fats from meats, which may balance out their total saturated fat intake. |
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Post by seoulmate on Jan 20, 2013 23:48:56 GMT -5
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Post by iluvfun42 on Jan 20, 2013 23:49:23 GMT -5
 Testing... |
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Post by satisfied on Jan 20, 2013 23:50:19 GMT -5
Thanks, Wal!
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