{"id":328910,"date":"2017-06-17T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T06:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=328910"},"modified":"2017-06-17T06:00:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T06:00:05","slug":"coconut-oil-as-unhealthy-as-beef-fat-and-butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/coconut-oil-as-unhealthy-as-beef-fat-and-butter\/","title":{"rendered":"Coconut oil ‘as unhealthy as beef fat and butter’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Coconut oil is as unhealthy as beef dripping and butter, say US heart experts.<\/p>\n
It is packed with saturated fat which can raise “bad” cholesterol, says the American Heart Association in updated advice.<\/p>\n
Coconut oil is commonly sold as a health food and some claim the fat in it may be better for us than other saturated fats.<\/p>\n
The AHA, however, says there are no good studies to support this.<\/p>\n
Healthy myth?<\/strong><\/p>\n The advice around which fats to eat can be very confusing.<\/p>\n Animal fats, such as lard, are generally seen as bad, while plant oils, such as olive and sunflower, are seen as healthier options.<\/p>\n That theory is based on how much of one particular type of fat – saturated fat or “sat fat” – these products contain.<\/p>\n Sat fat<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturated fat is said to be bad for our health, although not everyone agrees.<\/p>\n