If the vegetable oil industry had tried to tell us that the cause of our deteriorating health was the lack of artificial and "fake" food in our diets I doubt that many people would have found that to be a reasonable hypothesis. Taking a different approach, they simply pointed out how "bad" natural products like butter, coconut oil, palm oil, etc. supposedly were and stood by ready to replace them with hydrogenated oils, etc. As a result of very effective marketing on the part of the oil industry (particularly the soybean oil industry) the public swallowed this story hook, line, and sinker. For anyone interested in learning more about coconut oil in particular and about the "oil hoax" in general, we have assembled the following links.

THE COCONUT OIL MIRACLE by Bruce Fife, N.D. This 239-page book (revised edition published in 2004) provides a comprehensive look at coconut oil both as a food and as a "medicine." The chapter headings provide some idea of what  you will find in the book:  The Truth About Coconut Oil, Understanding Fats, A New Weapon Against Heart Disease, Nature's Marvelous Germ Fighter, Eat Fat - Lose Weight, Beautiful Skin and Hair, Coconut Oil As Food and As Medicine, Eat Your Way to Better Health, Recipes for Nutrition and Beauty.   Summary of benefits.

The Health Benefits of Medium Chain Triglycerides. This article is an excerpt from the book, The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil by Bruce Fife, N.D. Since approximately 64% of coconut oil consists of medium chain triglycerides (MCT's) this article leads to an understanding of why coconut oil is so beneficial for our health and why it has rightly been called the healthiest dietary oil. View Article

Coconut: In support of Good Health in the 21st Century by Mary G. Enig, Ph.D., F.A.C.N. This article is a presentation which was made by Mary Enig to the Asian Pacific Coconut Community. It presents a lot of good information not only about coconut oil but about fats and oils in general. Extensive references (about 20 pages). View Article

The Oiling of America by Mary Enig, Ph.D. and Sally Fallon. Modern-day diets high in hydrogenated vegetable oils instead of traditional animal fats are implicated in causing a significant increase in heart disease and cancer. This article should be read by anyone who takes an interest in health. Even if you are not interested in coconut oil, read this article and pass the info along to your friends. It provides an excellent history of how we arrived at our present position with regard to what is considered to be a "politically correct" diet.

The Oiling of America by Mary Enig Ph.D. and Sally Fallon

Coconut Oil, Unique and Healthy A list of concise properties of coconut oil compiled by the Coconut Development Board, India. It lists various physical, chemical, nutritional and medicinal properties of coconut oil. This web site also has some interesting information about coconut production in India (it is a major world producer). view article

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