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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 But, this foolish advice is based on outdated science.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
I wish I liked the taste of coconut. I’ve tried it in recipies, like home made brownies and all I tasted was the coconut.
If you don’t like the taste, you can get expeller-pressed coconut oil, which is flavorless. Purists say only virgin coconut oil, but in my opinion if it’s expeller-pressed or none at all then obviously expeller-pressed is the better option! We use expeller-pressed in our home because no one here is a huge fan of coconut and this way we can work it into savory dishes as well as sweet.
Yes! Use expeller pressed from Tropical Traditions and you are losing virtually nothing. You have to be careful about EP/refined usually b/c it is made from copra which is rancis, and then refined with aluminum and other additives. But TT does everything the same as for EV then simply deodorizes with steam. It’s the best there is and there is no flavor. 🙂
It’s also fine to use butter too of course, if you don’t like coconut oil. 🙂 We use lots of both! I also pour olive oil all over salads and anything else post-cooking. Oh, and at 3 weeks postpartum I’m nearly back to my pre-pregnancy weight, it’s totally wrecked my health too…HA!
we like to spread it on toast and sprinkle with sucanat and cinnamon.
yah all I used when preg and I lost 20 lbs. thanks baby and healthy eating and coconut oil!
One of the linked articles stated “Ayood recommended people consume 28 grams of dark chocolate – at about 150 calories – instead of coconut oil. It probably has more nutritional benefit than coconut oil,” he said. “And it’s certainly going to be more satisfying.” I say MIX the coconut oil and the dark chocolate. Its YUM!!!
He’s right about chocolate containing more nutrients, but so what? The fats in coconut oil are still important.
Mind you, Miranda’s depending on coconut oil for her fats. I looked her up on Wikipedia and she eats steamed veggies, fruits, and fish. Very low-fat diet, IF she did not also eat the coconut oil. But all she’s getting are medium-chain triglycerides and some PUFA from the fish. She’s going to lose her gallbladder if she keeps that up.
I have to disagree. I have lived most of my life as a low-fat vegetarian, and I’ll be 60 this year. I do not eat fish nor dairy. What is the claim that low fat equals gallbladder problems based on? It appears to me that it’s the folks consuming lots of refined sugars and fats who the very ones developing gallbladder problems.
Earlier this morning I was helping a retired doctor in his 90s do some yard work. His wife remarked that I moved like a young man – which is also what I feel like. All my blood work falls in ideal ranges, BTW.
But, those are the consequences of keeping up a low-fat, near-vegan diet for decades. Tsk, tsk.
So few doctors know ANYTHING about nutrition.
Great Article! I’m breastfeeding my 7 month old baby and I take 4 tbls of coconut oil a day too!!
In my opinion the misconception that fat makes you fat is the same misconception people have about cold temperatures giving you a cold! Dated and wrong!!!
Actually, cold temperatures do not *give* you a cold, but there are a couple things going on there. One, having your body temperature fluctuate widely messes with your immune system, and not in your favor. Two, when you have cold weather you also experience shorter periods of daylight, which means less vitamin D production, which also messes with your immune system. That’s probably why more people get flu in winter.
That said, no, there’s nothing particular about the cold that gives you a disease directly. Except maybe for frostbite. 😛
one of the MANY reasons I don’t trust doctors for much more than medical emergencies….
Yes!
and I mean only emergencies like bad car reck, broken bones deep cut.
Rosanan if you get the kind that is not Extra Virgin it is virually tasteless Jarrow is one brand and Tree of Life another look for one that says neutral flavor or taste on the label
Rosana, you can buy unflavored coconut oil.
@Dona – esp in a pan of brownies! hello?!
I just saw something on the Today show about the same thing…they said that coconut oil shouldn’t be used because it’s “artery clogging” and Kathie Lee said, “of course it is, because that’s the one I like”. (Or something like that). I turned off the TV after that. :-/
yea & if U watch the show & the Joy Fit Club same ole mantra whole grains, low/no fat veggies, fruit, chickn, fish, small amount of lean real meat & shove the soy down… I like Joy, but feel bad for her as she hs been sold a bill of goods like most.
Rosana, for cooking, you can buy organic expeller expressed coconut oil which has no taste. I like to save my more expensive organic, extra virgin raw coconut oil for non-heated eating. I love to keep a jar in the fridge so it is cold and solid and cut wedges out with a knife and eat like candy. I find it delicious that way and have to stop myself from eating the entire jar! 🙂
Why do these people think it’s clogging arteries? If I put it on the outside of my body and it remains liquid then I’m pretty sure it’s going to do the same thing inside my body. The only thing I’m worried about coconut oil clogging is my kitchen drain pipes 🙂