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Originally Posted by navillusc  This is completely true...but I do not recall this being at issue. What I saw was: "it can cause unhealthy weight gain..." but I do not know if this is thought to be true due to its lack of double-carbon bonds.
I have never seen a claim that coconut oil does not contain "calories"...which it does, and which the body needs because "fat" is the body's primary fuel. Also, I have yet to see any biochemist, especially those specializing in fats and/or metabolism, say otherwise...nor have seen a biochemist state that all fats were completely 'equal' in metabolic process when consumed as food.
There is no 'right/wrong' in "discussion" and I enjoy varied opinions and appreciate shared research. It is a great learning experience to share in intelligent discussion, and excellent to view all research with a 'critical eye'...I know of no better way to discover what is true from that which is merely published. If you can point me to additional research materials...and hopefully new ones I have not yet discovered on my own, I would be very appreciative and thankful.
Truthful research materials can be very hard to discover, and I am not getting any younger...   {{{Hugs} |
I suppose part of this is semantics, healthy weight gain vs. unhealthy weight gain, I guess it depends who's gaining the weight and if they need the weight. The omega fish oils are also healthy, but they also contribute calories. Some of you probably think this goes without saying, but she asked a question, and I tried to answer it the best way I could. I read a couple of the studies in the links you provided, one said there was no difference in weight loss in the rats fed coconut oil, and the other said, the subjects lost more on coconut oil than did the subjects fed extra virgin olive oil as part of a diet and exercise program. That's not enough for me to think that coconut oils calories can be negated. It’s not easy to read a study, people trained to read them know what to look for to see if anything else could be causing the result. I think the Mayo Clinic site is a legitimate site and they can help explain some of the results of these studies.