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From:	Robin K (pg1px.pg.com)
Subject:	Coconut Oil
Date:	January 9, 2006 at 10:33 am PST

It's not in his book, but has Dr. F ever commented on the new claims about coconut oil being healthy. Some scientists in Canada claim that coconut oil is a medium-chain saturated fat (that's true!), which is treated different by our body than other saturated fat (is this true?). They go on to conclude that coconut oil is even healthier than the much touted olive oil and that our bodies benefit from its use. I've skimmed two books on the subject, and the people doing the study were legid from McGill University in Canada (the Harvard of Canada), which makes me wonder if there's anything to it.

Per Dr. F's recommendation, I use very little if any oil, but I would like to know his views on the claims for this oil and if our bodies could benefit from its use like the "1 tbsp of flax" a day rec.
Thanks

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