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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 But, this foolish advice is based on outdated science.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
Can anyone point to a controlled, peer reviewed study that suggests coconut oil is good for you?
Very true!
coconutresearchcenter.org/ click on the “Research Studies” tab
At this point then whole of Thailand should disappear- that’s one of the main ingredients there and no obese people, in spite of them eating all day long …
Costco too
I am ignorant… Why does everyone take so much coconut oil?
Misha Brown lol! Dr didn’t know who she was talking to. What did they say?
it also helps with dimentia
because doctors learned nutrition sponsored by Kellogg at their medical school 30 years ago.
Sorry but western doctors have no knowledge in nutrition all they know is “how can we make more money$?” Darn A$$%£¥&$
coconut oil is actually sold at sams club
In school (I am currently a high school student), we learn that saturated fats are quite bad for us. I am just curious why you think otherwise. We are told saturated fats result in heart disease. I am not trying to be mean, I would just like to learn more because I find this article very intriguing.
A quick Google of “the benefits of coconut oil” gives a huge number of websites. Here’s a start:
http://authoritynutrition.com/top-10-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-coconut-oil/
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/surprising-health-benefits-coconut-oil
http://wellnessmama.com/2072/benefits-of-coconut-oil/
There are many articles at the weston a price website http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/the-skinny-on-fats/ Your school based their info on the Ansel Keyes study. Which changed America from using saturated fat to vegetable oil and the heart attack incidents go up the same amount as consumption of vegetable oil.The ONLY good oil is olive oil. Don’t heat any fat and only grass fed or pastuered chicken. Toxins are stored in the fat. Have you seen King Corn? Corn fed cows would die of organ failure if they weren’t slaughtered in the 30 month period
HERE IS YOUR ANSWER. GO WATCH THIS CLIP ABOUT THE DEMONIZATION OF FATS.
“Saturated Fat & Cholesterol Lies” from “Fat Head”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pue5qVW5k8A
Saturated fat is necessary for the body to make cholesterol from which then Hormones aRe made. Without cholesterol you can get very sick from low hormones which then cause diseases of aging. It is sugar and high carbohydrates that cause fatty liver triglycerides and diabetes. The low fat craze has created the obesity epidemic as it causes insulin resistance. Fats are good including butter ghee coconut oil avocados nuts seeds etc. Fats in meals and snacks prevent a high rise of glucose. Fiber does as well but not as good as fats. Too much fiber prevents nutrients absorption nd many vitamins are fat soluble.
Cece, I am being taught the same at college via the govt guidelines, however they also acknowledge the latest research questioning that assumption, which is basically what it was all those years ago. A British Dr at the time Ancel Keys disputed USA’s Yudkins position on saturated fat laying the blame at the feet of sugar – seems Keys was probably right. Yudkin had a huge conflict of interest – he was paid by the sugar industry to throw doubt on Keys position on sugar & demonize saturated fats. Yudkin had a position on the sugar board & was also head of Harvard’s nutrition dept. The 7 country study was actually 25 countries – the author cherry picked the data to suit his hypothesis.