New Research Shows That Coconut Oil Is Actually Horrible For Your Health

You can almost imagine the news in the form of a mocking sneer, "AHA, you've been fooled all along!" The study highlighted by IFLS describes coconut oil to be just as bad as butter.

The journal mentions that Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for 17.3 million deaths a year and is the leading cause of death globally. The cause? Saturated fat.

82% of coconut oil consists of saturated fats, higher than butter (63%), olive oil (14%), peanut oil (17%), and sunflower oil (10%).

The risk of running a heart disease is higher when fatty plaques in your arteries thicken the walls of you arteries, resulting in your blood flow to organs and tissues being impeded.

Saturated fat, in particular, is known to increase of bad cholesterol in your bloodstream. Therefore, you should probably avoid food containing saturated fat such as red meat, lard and cream, butter, cheese, and other dairy products.

In a recent survey 72% of the American public are reported to regard coconut oil as healthy while 37% of nutritionists think otherwise.

The misinformation contributing to the disparaging difference in public and expert judgement on coconut oil can probably be accredited to the media.

You shouldn't lay off fat completely as good fat does exist and it comes in the form of unsaturated fats that can be found in Olive, peanut, and canola oils, avocados, fish oil, nuts, and seeds.

The AHA states that the healthiest alternative to coconut oil out there is olive oil. By consuming olive oil instead of other oils, your cholesterol levels can be reduced as much as the most advanced, cholesterol-lowering drug available out there right now.