In the dietary world, where there is a nay, there is invariably a yay. Where there is a “this is bad for you” there is invariably a “this is good for you” (the only exception to this seems to be trans fats. They’re just bad bad bad). In the case of saturated fats, the coconut growers want to argue that not all saturated fats are created equal and that coconut oil (98% saturated fat) has a bad wrap. I have absolutely no idea if there is any truth in this. Obviously the coconut growers are a bit biased. But, for the record, here is an argument for the saturated fat in coconut being good for you. I have to admit that I’m biased too, since I love coconut milk.
At the very least,
the discussion of the different types of fats is interesting.
posted at 20:58 on Thu, 10 Mar, 2005 |
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