Topic: Coconut oil is 'pure poison', says Harvard professor

[Peripatetic Phil]

Sigh.  And I'd just started using it for my curries.  Source here.
** Phil.

[Bhaji Bob]

Yes, sigh indeed Phil.  I thought it was OK too and use it mainly for stir-fries which I find helpful with weight control.  Thanks for putting the
link in.  Back to the drawing board then!

Bob

[Peripatetic Phil]

Well, I fully expect that a non-Harvard professor will say exactly the opposite in a week or two, so I don't propose to stop using it immediately !

[vinotinto]

The high fat / cholesterol / heart disease hypothesis is not so cut and dry - but its useful for selling statins.  Check out Dr Malcolm Kendrick amongst others who delve into the data used to justify these claims but come to different conclusions.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Thank you VT.  I like his approach. (This ... is my best effort at providing some balance to the increasingly strident healthcare lobby that seems intent on scaring everyone about almost everything. Is there a foodstuff that is safe to eat anymore? Is there any activity that does not cause cancer or heart disease?)

Clearly a man after my own heart

[foureyes1941]

Hi, just curious Phil, as a retired fitness Instructor are you overweight with your diet or do you jog everywhere to keep yourself nice and trim? lol

[Peripatetic Phil]

I'm 71 years of age, 6' tall, about 12 stone in weight.  I cycle (lightweight, on-road) occasionally, but that's the only real exercise I take, lawn-mowing excepted, although I used to play table-tennis once or twice a week and ride horses.  I also frequently eat two or three 38 gm tubes of Smarties a day ...

** Phil.

[tempest63]

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[Babysunface]

Everything in moderation I say!

There's always a new bandwagon to jump on and somebody wanting  to chime in on the latest health food fad. It happened with matcha, honey, coconut oil, acai, turmeric etc. etc. etc.

Reminds me of the headlines about toast and tomatoes giving people cancer! 

[Ghoulie]

anything coconut - especially in curries is too sweet for me