Coconut oil is especially high in saturated fat, with a whopping 87%!
A 1981 study on the Tokelau island chain in the South Pacific revealed that they consume over 60% of their calories from coconuts. Still, they have excellent overall health and exceptionally low heart disease rates in the population.PMID: 7270479
Other studies show the fatty acids in coconut oil can raise HDL cholesterol in the blood – the good type of cholesterol that might help reduce the risk of heart disease and improve metabolic and heart health.PMID: 28816548
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research has now clearly demonstrated that egg intake isn’t associated with increased health risk. Consuming eggs doesn’t significantly impact the concentration of blood cholesterol.PMID: 30909449
DOI:10.1108/00346651011043961
1 cup of cooked mackerel, a fish, has almost 10 grams of saturated fat, which is more than some steaks!
Research repeatedly shows that lowering saturated fat consumption doesn’t reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.PMID: 24723079
randomized 1960’s Sydney Diet Heart Study, found that volunteers who replaced most of the saturated fat in their diet with polyunsaturated fats high in linoleic acid actually had a higher risk of fatality from coronary heart disease.PMID: 23386268
Anas Maqba
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