Coconut Oil : The best oil in the worlds

Coconut oil consists of more than 90% of saturated fats - Don’t panic! Your opinion may change.

During World War II, coconut oil was essentially cut off from the United States and the United Kingdom. 

As the war continued, alternative types of cooking oils were developed. By the time the war was over, there was a lot of money at stake — promoting the polyunsaturated vegetable oils.  

To top that off, by the end of the 1950's, the public opinion had turned against saturated fats altogether. 

The majority of the general population believed them to be the culprit behind heart disease and no one wanted to put any money into funding studies to disprove this theory.  

Unfortunately, the tropical oil industry (i.e. the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia) couldn't afford to combat the negative propaganda spread by the multi-million dollar American conglomerates, so coconut oil was bound to remain unpopular until decades later. 

Contrary to what the mainstream media has taught us, vegetable oils such as soy, safflower, sunflower, and canola are actually the worst types of fat for cooking. 

They're highly subject to heat damage due to their bond make up, which basically means that they become toxic to the body when heated! 

Coconut oil doesn't have the same bond make up. It remains stable and is completely non-toxic no matter how hot it gets.

The benefits of coconut oil can be attributed to the presence of lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid.  

The human body converts lauric acid into monolaurin, which helps in dealing with viruses and bacteria causing diseases such as herpes, influenza, cytomegalovirus, and even HIV.  It also helps in fighting harmful bacteria such as listeria.

Coconut oil is fantastic for cooking but also for hair conditioner, moisturiser and is beautiful when mixed with warm porridge.

Although 90% saturated fat, many people don’t realise that the saturated fat is a particularly healthy class of fatty acids called medium chain triglycerides (MCT’s). 

These are what Lauric Acid is in coconut oil.  Coconut oil also has a very strong antioxidant power and populations such as the Polynesian islands, where they consume coconuts as a major part of their diets, are rarely troubled by conditions such as osteoporosis.

Please remember that the saturated fats in McDonalds and KFC are very different to the saturated fats in coconut oils. 

Avoid the first like the plague and eat the second to your heart’s content.