Hi I know I have been a bit skeptical if not fearful over using coconut
oil....I am on another list where I first started hearing about the benefits of
coconut oil...

Many people love it and use it on this list....Someone posted this today on
the board....

That there was a t.v. program last night saying:

they did an experiment with both coconut oil and palm oil, and found that
within 4 hours of consumption of both oils people's arteries had drastically
reduced elasticity, making arterial buildup more likely. He said they
stressed that eating even just very small amounts of coconut oil could
seriously shorten one's life span.

Has anyone heard of this before? I am very concerned that I have been giving
my family something that will damage their arteries???

I wonder if this is true? And if it is....if you stop eating it...does the
elasticity come back??? I just hope I have not done something that will end up
hurting me or my family in the long run....

I also read that Pacific Islanders have high heart disease and cholestrol
from drinking coconut cream and milk...

I guess my question is...why is there just a very few health care
professionals...touting the benefit of coconut oil if it has so much research
behind it
saying how beneficial it is? I for one hope this isnt true...that it causes
this much damage....

I truly am not trying to start anything just trying to figure out what is
really true or not.....Beth


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