What About Coconuts, Coconut Milk, and Coconut Oil MCTs?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2017-08-21

Do the medium chain triglycerides in coconut oil and the fiber in flaked coconut counteract the negative effects on cholesterol and artery function?

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Yeah, but doesn’t saturated fat boost the good cholesterol, HDL? Check out the previous video, Coconut Oil and the Boost in HDL “Good” Cholesterol (http://www.nutritionfacts.org/topics/Coconut-Oil-and-the-Boost-in-HDL-Good-Cholesterol).

Isn’t coconut oil supposed to be good for Alzheimer’s though? See my video Does Coconut Oil Cure Alzheimer’s? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-coconut-oil-cure-alzheimers/).

See the original McMuffin artery studies here: The Leaky Gut Theory of Why Animal Products Cause Inflammation (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-leaky-gut-theory-of-why-animal-products-cause-inflammation/).

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