Coconut Oil - Why It Is Good For You by Dr. Lita Lee, Ph.D. A brief, to-the-point article about the benefits of coconut oil. Also contains a couple of recipes for salad dressing using coconut oil. Article by Lita Lee (PDF format)

Health Oils From the Tree of Life (Nutritional and Health Aspects of Coconut Oil) by Jon J. Kabara, Ph.D. This is a 10 page scientific paper in PDF format. Interesting information on nutraceutical applications of coconut oil and derivative products. view article

The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics (THINCS) is a steadily growing group of scientists, physicians, other academicians and science writers from various countries. Members of this group represent different views about the causation of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, some of them are in conflict with others, but this is a normal part of Science. What we all oppose is that animal fat and high cholesterol play a role. The aim with this website is to inform our colleagues and the public that this idea is not supported by scientific evidence; in fact, for many years a huge number of scientific studies have directly contradicted it. visit THINCS

Know Your Fats: The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol by Mary G. Enig, Ph.D. For the more serious student of fats and oils in the diet, this book which was published in 2000 is an excellent resource. It is available for $29.95 online from the publisher, Bethesda Press. Bethesdapress.com

A New Look At Coconut Oil by Mary G. Enig, Ph.D. Good information on benefits of coconut oil and suggested amounts to be consumed. Appears to have been extracted from another publication. A good article if you don't have a lot of time to read (about 2 1/2 pages of text and 2 1/2 pages of references). A New Look at Coconut Oil

The above article is on the Weston A. Price Foundation web site. If you are interested in your own health I strongly recommend that you read the Soy Alert at the link below as well as the other soy-related links on that page. There is some really eye-opening information about all of the negative aspects of soy. This is particularly important since soy is presently being pushed as a "wonder" food. If you start looking at food labels, it seems to be everywhere. In commercial salad dressings it appears to be practically unavoidable. I think you will find it worthwhile to spend a little time browsing around the Weston A. Price web site. Soy Alert

Here is the link to the Weston A. Price Foundation web site. WestonAPrice

For a detailed look at the soy "problem" this is a good, informative site based in New Zealand. Soy Online Service