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Why a slim, gorgeous supermodel and mother of three admits to a coconut oil habit of 4 tablespoons per day since she was 14 bucking conventional doctors’ advice.
Want to look like supermodel Miranda Kerr – shiny hair, trim figure, clear skin? Eat lots of coconut oil to stay thin says the beautiful Australian and mother of three who says that she has been consuming it since she was 14. She says,
I will not go a day without coconut oil. I personally take four tablespoons per day, either on my salads, in my cooking or in my cups of green tea.
Her love of coconut oil is similar to Sports Illustrated cover model Carolyn Murphy who told fans to eat butter on her Instagram page!
The World Health Organization warns that such behavior is risky, however, and that coconut oil (or butter) consumed in such amounts leads to an increase in coronary artery risk. But, this foolish advice is based on outdated science.
Keith Ayoob, director of the nutrition clinic at the Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine said that people should not consume that much coconut oil and that is should be used sparingly.
He also added:
You want to cut back on saturated fats in your diet. I don’t know what benefit it would have for weight management because it has just as many calories as any other fat. (1)
Dr. Robert Eckel, director of the General Clinical Research Center at Colorado Health Science University in Denver commented that:
Saturated fat intake does contribute to LDL [low-density lipoprotein] cholesterol, and that has been pretty well documented by research,” Eckel said referring to “bad” cholesterol. (2)
What’s The Truth About Coconut Oil?
All this doctor-speak just goes to show that many physicians, even those with impressive titles from well-respected centers of learning, have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to nutrition!
In fact, they embarrass themselves with their elementary school understanding of the subject of healthy fats.
Coconut oil is one of the most healthy oils to consume especially for weight loss! The primary fat in coconut is lauric acid, that wondrous fatty acid that is anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, and anti-fungal. The human mammary gland produces lauric acid so that human infants get plenty of this magical fat to protect them from pathogens in their environment.
The saturated fats in coconut oil are medium-chain triglycerides which means they are converted by the body into immediate energy, not as added weight. Cows fed coconut oil to fatten them up actually get lean, active, and more energetic instead!
Traditional societies studied by Dr. Weston A. Price that consumed large amounts of coconut oil had virtually no coronary artery disease and did not experience problems maintaining normal weight.
Thus, strong anthropological evidence of coconut oil consumption by healthy ancestral cultures flies in the face of the politically correct dietary advice to avoid it.
In addition, the phantom link of saturated fat causing coronary artery disease has clearly been disproven by at least two major studies, yet the doctors spouting this misinformation are still heralded as “experts” in newspaper articles. (3)
But watch out. Not all forms of coconut oil are ideal. For example, do not substitute inferior MCT oil for coconut oil. MCT oil is a factory produced fat that has little to no lauric acid in it. In no way does it compare to pure, virgin coconut oil in health benefits.
Does your doctor buy into this backward notion that coconut oil is bad for you or that it will somehow risk a heart attack? If so, it is clearly time to get a new doctor who understands that a daily coconut oil habit is, in fact, a healthy habit.
References
(1, 2) Miranda Kerr’s Coconut Oil Habit Risky Warn “Experts”
(3) Two Major Studies Conclude that Saturated Fat Does Cause Heart Disease
(4) Miranda Kerr Bio
Melissa, the us vs, them was established by them. I’m sure there are good doctors who get it right, but try to find one sometime. The medical establishment has killed millions of people with their demonization of saturated fat. They actually pushed “healthy vegetable oils” which were mostly transfats. They told people to not eat more than 2 eggs a week. The list goes on and on. They continue to push statins on even children and the elderly. They aren’t all bad? No, it’s just the 95% who give the others a bad name.
I need to seriously increase my coconut oil intake!
We got screamed at by our doctor three years ago- ” we are going to have a heart attack if we eat that !” And then she said only eat canola! I said ” can I have your email address so I can send you some important data you SHOULD get to know!!!
My Dr. said something similar. They are totally schooled by big pharma, I believe.
Well, obviously, doctors dont have time to read…
I agree that coconut oil increases LDL, but many don’t know that there are TWO kinds of LDL! Highly processed, rancid vegetable oils like canola contribute to the small, dense LDL which contribute to heart disease-it actually acts like BB’s in your arteries! Whereas saturated fats like coconut cause the large fluffy, benign kind that shuttles vitamins A,D,EK and CoQ10 to all your cells and tissues to aid in repair and increase immune function. All LDL is NOT created equal, yet it’s all vilified!!!!! I’ll take coconut oil any day!
Whilst I believe coconut oil is fantastic stuff and you probably couldn’t eat too much of it I personally would go for locally produced fats. If you live in a tropical climate then go for it but those in areas with less daylight hours would do better eating lard from locally raised pigs. There’s much more to fat than merely whether or not it is saturated. The omega 3/6 ratio is determined, in part, by hours of sunlight during the growth period of the plant or animal and this balance, in turn, assists the person consuming that fat to deal with that particular region’s daylight hours. I’m not a fan of putting any one food stuff on a pedestal – its neurotic.
Lisa, I agree with you. I like coconut oil too, but agree that we should eat more of what is naturally available in our climate.
I went to a cardiologist for my physical the other day expecting to get pressure to take statins for my total 350 cholesterol. I almost fell of my chair when he said “we don’t go by numbers anymore, just risk factors.” He told me my risk factor was about 5%!
Coconut oil is high in calories and saturated fats, the consumption of which raises your LDL cholesterol.
But as with everything, moderation is key.
There really is no substitute for a well balanced diet and exercise…
Once again ignorance of the medical profession. Virgin coconut oil is a Miracle in a bottle. Not as profitable for doctors as the kick backs from the Pharmaceutical companies