Populations that eat a lot of coconut are in excellent health. Western nations pale in health compared to populations that eat a large percentage of calories from coconuts. Coconut oil is used extensively in tropical countries like the Philippines and India.

Coconut oil is different from other cooking oils because it contains a unique composition of fatty acids that are 90% saturated making coconut oil highly resistant to oxidation at high heats. Because of this, it is the perfect oil for high-heat cooking methods like frying.

Although saturated fats were demonized unfairly a few decades ago by science gone wrong, new studies show no association between saturated fat and heart disease.

Coconut oil consists almost entirely of Medium Chain Triglycerides, fatty acids that travel from the digestive tract to the liver as ketone bodies; they provide a quick source of energy. [Read more…]