9. The Start of the Myth
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The lead author of the study, Frank Sacks, was completely puzzled by all of the misinformation spread about coconut oil. In fact, he couldn’t pinpoint where the idea that coconut oil is healthy even started, although his best guess was past weight loss studies.
So why did these weight loss studies convince us that coconut oil was a healthy alternative to other sources of saturated fats?