RE: COCONUT OIL (Was: Ideal Fats Intake)

[Guest guest]

I repeat, don't discount advice solely because they may profit in the

process. The last time I checked Doctors received a salary. Of course factor

in profit motive when evaluating the advice so offered.

Sampling 10 of 1000 references seems too small of a sample to draw a

comprehensive conclusion. If you wish to base you personal behavior on such,

fine. I would be reluctant to advise others based on thin research...

As I've said previously no food is all good or all bad. Coconut is high in

saturated fat which in excess is likely to have a negative impact. That

doesn't mean there isn't a beneficial dosage. I sure don't know " the rest of

the story " about coconut, but this is only one on the very long list of

things I don't know.

Avoiding is probably safer than over consuming based on the limited

availability of coconut while our genome was being defined, but that logic

would eliminate many foods we consume daily.... Whatever, I haven't decided

(yet) and don't consume enough to worry about it.

JR

-----Original Message-----

From: Rodney [mailto:perspect1111@...]

Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 11:04 AM

Subject: [ ] COCONUT OIL (Was: Ideal Fats Intake)

Hi Tim:

I am reluctant to swallow, as if they were from an independent

source, a list of studies on coconut oil from a website that goes by

the name: www.coconutoil.com

So instead I entered " coconut oil " in the search window at Pubmed,

hit 'enter' and it came up with 1005 references. While it would be

nice to read/review each of the full studies in turn, I decided that

taking a look at the abstracts of the first ten would have to do.

This is what I found:

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[Guest guest]

PMID- 10233721 is the only one of the 1005 abstracts that use the word benefit in connection with CO.

They don't sell it in my store.

Regards.

----- Original Message -----

From: john roberts

Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 12:09 PM

Subject: RE: [ ] COCONUT OIL (Was: Ideal Fats Intake)

I repeat, don't discount advice solely because they may profit in theprocess. The last time I checked Doctors received a salary. Of course factorin profit motive when evaluating the advice so offered.Sampling 10 of 1000 references seems too small of a sample to draw acomprehensive conclusion. If you wish to base you personal behavior on such,fine. I would be reluctant to advise others based on thin research...As I've said previously no food is all good or all bad. Coconut is high insaturated fat which in excess is likely to have a negative impact. Thatdoesn't mean there isn't a beneficial dosage. I sure don't know "the rest ofthe story" about coconut, but this is only one on the very long list ofthings I don't know.Avoiding is probably safer than over consuming based on the limitedavailability of coconut while our genome was being defined, but that logicwould eliminate many foods we consume daily.... Whatever, I haven't decided(yet) and don't consume enough to worry about it.JR