I would ask people not to trust what is written on unreliable political activist websites promoting wild claims and conspiracies, such as those provided in the following posts. Please refer only to information provided by responsible public health organizations such as WHO. Here is what WHO says in a document entitled "Avoiding Heart Attacks and Strokes Don’t be a victim, Protect yourself" meant to inform the lay public:
QUOTE Limit fatty foods All fats are high in energy and will make you gain weight unless you burn them off by staying active. Some fats are more likely to increase your risk of heart attack and stroke: • Saturated fats and trans-fats lead to “bad” cholesterol in your blood, and increase your risk of heart disease. Try to restrict your use of these fats. • Unsaturated fats are less risky, but they still make you gain weight. You should eat them in moderation. UNQUOTE .......World Health Organization Here is the link to that PDF document: http://tinyurl.com/WHOcorrectingGoanet While the evidence for an association between saturated fats and coronary heart disease is not very clear cut, the relationship of these fats with high cholesterol and obesity is much more well established. Regarding coconut oil and lauric acid, contrary to the claims made by alternative medics and sellers of multi-level marketing products, there is no scientific evidence for their beneficial effects in the peer-reviewed medical literature. Cheers, Santosh --- On Sun, 2/20/11, U. G. Barad <[email protected]> wrote: > > My reply: > > What you have written about FDA is more than right. In case > of coconut oil > and its proved benefits I can provide over 500 original > researches that > appeared in journals of repute. > > Basically it was Dr. Ancel keys of USA, masters in > geography and doctorate > in physiology, who told the most damaging lies in the > history of human kind. > He was a man who convinced the Americans and the rest of > the world that > saturated fats are dangerous to human health. He is held to > be greatly > responsible to give bad name to coconut and coconut oil. > Today's scientist > and their proved research has proved Keys, beyond doubt, to > be a villain > within the anti-fats movement. > > Before I conclude, I provide herewith one classic case of > American Heart > Association's (AHA) misbehavior, which had the blessing of > FDA. > > http://www.oralchelation.com/heart/heart.html > > http://www.oralchelation.com/heart/AmericanHeartAssociation/AmericanHeartAss > n.htm > > http://www.oralchelation.com/heart/AmericanHeartAssociation/aha6.htm > > As for FDA's misbehavior of power to extend help and > cover-up to medicine > manufacturers, I can provide "n" number of proofs. For time > being above > information and links should give meaningful understanding > about how AHA and > FDA are working. > > Best regards, > > U. G. Barad > --- On Sun, 2/20/11, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão <[email protected]> wrote: > > RESPONSE : It is said : > “Fools learn nothing from wise men; wise men learn much > from fools.” The reason > is very easy, given at the bottom. > > There is a > misconception spread that coconut oil is not good for the > heart. This is > because it contains a large quantity of saturated fats. > However, coconut oil is > beneficial for the heart. It contains about 50% lauric > acid, which helps in > preventing various heart problems including high > cholesterol levels and high > blood pressure. The saturated fats present in coconut oil > are not harmful as it > happens in case of other vegetables oils. It does not lead > to increase in LDL > levels. It also reduces the incidence of injury in arteries > and therefore helps > in preventing atherosclerosis. > > Floriano is very right > in stating that the FDA is composed mainly of corrupt > scientists serving > corporate interest. Millions of dollars are at stake and in > this case it is US > marketed Palmolein oil. Regions of the west coast from > Maharashtra to Malabar > have been only using coconut oil in cooking and consuming > coconuts for > centuries. Mervyn himself admits > in another post that he is a former farm labourer. Was he > and his ancestors > using olive oil back in those times? A little of education > and a new place and > higher salary never dreamt of, an a tinge egoism, gives one > an impression of > having attained all that there is, including knowledge. > > http://www.naturalnews.com/026547_coconut_oil_women_fats.html > > > Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.
