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Beware of Coconut Oil Use

By fijivillage

Jul 17, 2006, 08:25

Curative Health Minister Dr Gunasegran Gounder has warned the public

not to use coconut oil to cure diseases although it was claimed last

week by American doctor Bruce Fife that the oil cures heart disease,

diabetes and other infectious diseases.

Dr Gounder revealed to Village News that Dr Fife could not provide

sufficient evidence to him in a meeting over the weekend that coconut

oil can be consumed to cure the diseases, which he claimed last week.

" There is no real basis for that claim and based on that I cannot go

about telling people to start eating coconut oil because here we are

talking about coconut oil being one of the common causes of

heart-attacks, high blood pressure and cholesterol problems because it

is a saturated fat. There is no real scientific basis for me to tell

the people otherwise that they should go about eating coconut oil that

it will go about protecting the heart. "

Gounder adds that Dr Fife's research is not from his own work but from

other people in the USA and should not be used in the country until it

has been properly checked by the health authorities.

" No, I am not aware any proof like that. He could not convince me that

there is direct evidence that coconut oil can protect including HIV

and AIDS. I am not to sure that these are based on real scientific

facts and research. And he is largely basing his research on others

research. So even if there are some research papers, as I have already

said, there is a need for an independent audit to research this. Only

after that we can accept those research finds. And I did not have any

reason or he did not provide me with any independent research papers

and audited research papers. "

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