11. Big Health Problems Ahead
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It seems that 82% of coconut oil is saturated fat, which is far more than other sources such as butter that has 63%, beef fat which has 50%, and pork lard with 39%.
”Because coconut oil increases LDL cholesterol, a cause of CVD [cardiovascular disease], and has no known offsetting favorable effects, we advise against the use of coconut oil,” the American Heart Association said in the Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease advisory.
Yikes – so it seems that using coconut oil could increase our risk of heart disease! But we thought plant-based fats were better?