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I did a quick Google search on "coconut oil cholesterol" and it looks to me like this is still an area of controversy. What I got out of my quick reading is that coconut is no worse than any other saturated fat for cholesterol and may be better (although this is still open to question - some studies seem to show it increases both bad and good cholesterol levels). It also appears that some of coconut oil health-increasing properties may exist for VCO (virgin coconut oil) and not necessarily for processed coconut oil. (I should make clear here that I don't really believe in miracle foods. That may be partly a function of my age: I've seen too many of them come and go.)

Here are a couple of the sites I looked at:
Newsweek article
Google answers (If you page down, pinkfreud-ga seems to have done some homework on the issue)

I do believe that saturated fat is better than trans-fat and I should have made that clear in my initial response. I also think most people are better off with some saturated fat in their diet, rather than none. In fact, my one remaining health concern about Heather's diet is that I may not be getting enough saturated fat.

BTW, the Newsweek article refers to "Mary Eig" and I've actually found other references to her on the Internet, but as far as I can tell from Barnes and Noble, there's no such person - "Mary Eig" is a misspelling of the "Mary Enig" you reference. I took a look at her "Nourishing Traditions" book pre-Heather and it sounds like a wonderful way to eat, but I truly believe it would just kill my IBS.

One last thing: I do wish the science on what to eat and not eat would hold still for a while. It would be nice to know something once and for all for a change.

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