In recent years, organic coconut oil has become extremely popular, as it was believed to be one of the healthiest. But in a recent notice, the American Heart Association (AHA) warns about the dangers of consuming this oil, for its high level of saturated fats that increase bad cholesterol and can cause cardiovascular disease. I tell you all the details.
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No study has proven that coconut oil is beneficial for health.
Although many argue that coconut oil is beneficial to health, Dr. Frank Sacks, lead author of the AHA warning and professor of cardiovascular disease prevention at the Harvard School of Public Health, says there are no studies to support this information.
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Copra oil boasts an advanced in soaked fat.
According to the American Heart Association, several studies indicate that coconut oil is 82% composed of saturated fats, which are very harmful to health.
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All oils contain good fat and bad fat.
According to the AHA, all fats contain a mixture of saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated fats. Of these, polyunsaturates are the most helpful in reducing the risks of heart disease, followed by monounsaturated ones. Saturated fats are the most harmful to health.
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Coconut oil is as harmful as butter, animal fat, or palm oil.
According to studies, coconut oil can raise bad cholesterol or LDL as much as other types of unhealthy oils and fats. In fact, the level of saturated fat in coconut oil is much higher than that of butter (containing 63%), butter (39%), beef fat (50%), or palm oil (49%).
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Reducing the consumption of saturated fat helps prevent cardiovascular disease.
Butter, animal fat, and palm and coconut oils contain the highest levels of saturated fat. Therefore, canola, corn, soy, peanut, Carcamo, sunflower, and walnut oils are some healthier cooking options.
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Replace saturated fat with good fat.
According to Rachel Johnson, professor of nutrition at the University of Vermont, olive, avocado, and walnut oils such as almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pistachios, and pecans contain low levels of saturated fat and are composed mostly of monounsaturated fats.
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This is a list of oils and their content of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fat.
Safflower oil: 75% polyunsaturated fat
Sunflower oil: 66% polyunsaturated fat
Canola oil: 63% monounsaturated fat / 28% polyunsaturated fat
Corn oil: 55% polyunsaturated fat / 28% monounsaturated fat
Olive oil: 73% monounsaturated fat
Peanut oil: 46% monounsaturated fat / 32% polyunsaturated fat
Butter: 63% saturated fat / 26% monounsaturated fat
Coconut oil: 82% saturated fat
Butter: 39% saturated fat / 45% monounsaturated fat
Palm oil: 82% saturated fat / 11% monounsaturated fat
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Include foods rich in unsaturated fats in your diet.
According to Sacks, a healthy and balanced diet should include foods that contain healthy fats, such as fish, walnuts, and avocado, that help reduce the risks of cardiovascular disease by up to 30 percent. In fact, this is equivalent to the effect of cholesterol-lowering medications, known as statins.
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