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  1. Hey Gang,

    Just got a really nice virgin coconut oil. With all the info about
    trans-fats, I've been doing some research into oils and found that
    virgin coconut oil is the healthiest, hands down. Here's the place I
    got it from...

    -Flash

    http://nowagevillage.com/wellness/coconut.html

  2. (Flash) said:

    Hey Gang,

    Just got a really nice virgin

    You really need to work on your phraseology.

  3. Mark Thorson <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Flash said:

    Hey Gang,Just got a really nice virgin coconut oil. With all the info
    about
    trans-fats, I've been doing some research into oils and found that
    virgin coconut oil is the healthiest, hands down. Here's the place I
    got it from...

    Coconut oil is highest in saturated fat among the oils
    commonly used for food. The only sense in which it
    is healthful is as a substitute for lard or partially hydrogenated
    oils in applications which require stability at high temperature
    for many hours, such as the oils used in deep-fryers at
    fast food places.

    Much better is to avoid fried food, or prepare it yourself
    in less saturated oils that are only used once, then discarded.

    Yo Mark,

    Check your research, saturated fats are no longer considered the
    villians of health. That bogus theory has been debunked by the late
    Dr. Atkins, and others, including Mary Enig, one of the foremost
    researchers in fats and lipids. Saturated fats are actually essential
    for opitimal health. Check out these interviews...

    http://nowagepress.com/content/interviews/fallon.html
    http://nowagepress.com/content/interviews/ravnskov.html

  4. [email hidden] (Flash) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Mark Thorson <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Flash said:

    Hey Gang,Just got a really nice virgin coconut oil. With all the info
    about
    trans-fats, I've been doing some research into oils and found that
    virgin coconut oil is the healthiest, hands down. Here's the place I
    got it from...

    Coconut oil is highest in saturated fat among the oils
    commonly used for food. The only sense in which it
    is healthful is as a substitute for lard or partially hydrogenated
    oils in applications which require stability at high temperature
    for many hours, such as the oils used in deep-fryers at
    fast food places.

    Much better is to avoid fried food, or prepare it yourself
    in less saturated oils that are only used once, then discarded.

    Yo Mark,

    Check your research, saturated fats are no longer considered the
    villians of health. That bogus theory has been debunked by the late
    Dr. Atkins, and others, including Mary Enig, one of the foremost
    researchers in fats and lipids. Saturated fats are actually essential
    for opitimal health. Check out these interviews...

    http://nowagepress.com/content/interviews/fallon.html
    http://nowagepress.com/content/interviews/ravnskov.html

    Add Dr. Gabe Mirkin to the list who say saturated fat is a necessary
    part of a healthy diet.
    It's getting so you can't tell what to do. You could go for 20 years
    doing everything you thought was healthy and find out you were wrong
    all along - or maybe not. The old concept of moderation seems to hold
    up well through the years.

  5. Flash said:

    Check your research, saturated fats are no longer considered the
    villians of health. That bogus theory has been debunked by the late
    Dr. Atkins, and others, including Mary Enig, one of the foremost
    researchers in fats and lipids. Saturated fats are actually essential
    for opitimal health. Check out these interviews...

    That is total baloney. It hasn't been "debunked" by genuine
    scientists. There is considerable evidence to support the link
    between saturated fat and cardiovascular disease. The only
    essential fats are linoleic acid and linolenic acid, which are not
    saturated fats.

    Quoted message said:

    http://nowagepress.com/content/interviews/fallon.html

    This is an interview with a follower of Weston Price, a
    well-known quack. Read about him here:

    http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/holisticdent.html

    Quoted message said:

    http://nowagepress.com/content/interviews/ravnskov.html

    Interesting that if you search on Google for "Ravnskov",
    you hit on all sorts of colloidal silver, chelationist, and
    similar quack medicine sites. This guy does appear to
    have some scientific credentials, but he is most definitely
    outside of the mainstream. He has a popular book _The_
    _Cholesterol_Myths_ that attacks the idea that saturated
    fats and cholesterol have a role in development of
    cardiovascular disease.

    This flies in the face of what is known about healthful
    diet for avoiding heart disease:

    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=851

    And I repeat, coconut oil is among the worst food oils
    in this regard -- not much different than lard or butter.

  6. Mark Thorson said:

    Coconut oil is highest in saturated fat among the oils
    commonly used for food.

    I meant to say ". . . among the vegetable oils . . .".

  7. Mark Thorson <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Flash said:

    Check your research, saturated fats are no longer considered the
    villians of health. That bogus theory has been debunked by the late
    Dr. Atkins, and others, including Mary Enig, one of the foremost
    researchers in fats and lipids. Saturated fats are actually essential
    for opitimal health. Check out these interviews...

    That is total baloney. It hasn't been "debunked" by genuine
    scientists. There is considerable evidence to support the link
    between saturated fat and cardiovascular disease. The only
    essential fats are linoleic acid and linolenic acid, which are not
    saturated fats.

    Quoted message said:

    http://nowagepress.com/content/interviews/fallon.html

    This is an interview with a follower of Weston Price, a
    well-known quack. Read about him here:

    http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/holisticdent.html

    Quoted message said:

    http://nowagepress.com/content/interviews/ravnskov.html

    Interesting that if you search on Google for "Ravnskov",
    you hit on all sorts of colloidal silver, chelationist, and
    similar quack medicine sites. This guy does appear to
    have some scientific credentials, but he is most definitely
    outside of the mainstream. He has a popular book _The_
    _Cholesterol_Myths_ that attacks the idea that saturated
    fats and cholesterol have a role in development of
    cardiovascular disease.

    This flies in the face of what is known about healthful
    diet for avoiding heart disease:

    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=851

    And I repeat, coconut oil is among the worst food oils
    in this regard -- not much different than lard or butter.

    Your refrain, that coconut oil is among the worst food oils, is simply
    incorrect. For decades, Americans have been fed dreadfully bad
    information on fats and oils, based on bad information. Have a look at
    Sally Fallon's website for more info. www.WestonAPrice.org.
    I also recommend that you read her book, Nourishing Traditions.

    -Flash

  8. Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    Check your research, saturated fats are no longer considered the
    villians of health. That bogus theory has been debunked by the late
    Dr. Atkins, and others, including Mary Enig, one of the foremost
    researchers in fats and lipids. Saturated fats are actually essential
    for opitimal health. Check out these interviews...



    Yo Markie,

    You're banking on old science. There is nothing better then good butter.

    -Flash.

    Quoted message said:

    That is total baloney. It hasn't been "debunked" by genuine
    scientists. There is considerable evidence to support the link
    between saturated fat and cardiovascular disease. The only
    essential fats are linoleic acid and linolenic acid, which are not
    saturated fats.

    Quoted message said:

    http://nowagepress.com/content/interviews/fallon.html

    This is an interview with a follower of Weston Price, a
    well-known quack. Read about him here:

    http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/holisticdent.html

    Quoted message said:

    http://nowagepress.com/content/interviews/ravnskov.html

    Interesting that if you search on Google for "Ravnskov",
    you hit on all sorts of colloidal silver, chelationist, and
    similar quack medicine sites. This guy does appear to
    have some scientific credentials, but he is most definitely
    outside of the mainstream. He has a popular book _The_
    _Cholesterol_Myths_ that attacks the idea that saturated
    fats and cholesterol have a role in development of
    cardiovascular disease.

    This flies in the face of what is known about healthful
    diet for avoiding heart disease:

    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=851

    And I repeat, coconut oil is among the worst food oils
    in this regard -- not much different than lard or butter.

  9. well I'm not sure but i quit eating fried foods and when I stir fry
    foods I only use olive oil, I don't know if I'm right but I do know I
    feel and people tell me I look better. ps I do jog 5 days a week plus
    I ride my bike 5 to 6 times a week. any way you don't need fatty
    foods.

  10. [email hidden] (jls) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    well I'm not sure but i quit eating fried foods and when I stir fry
    foods I only use olive oil, I don't know if I'm right but I do know I
    feel and people tell me I look better. ps I do jog 5 days a week plus
    I ride my bike 5 to 6 times a week. any way you don't need fatty
    foods.

    Actually, so much new research shows that optimal health requires the
    right fats in the diet. Those are an essential fatty acid balance of 2
    to 1 of omega 6 to omega 3. Unfortunately, most Americans have diets
    that are way too high in omega 6. That's why supplementing with fish
    oils, like cod liver oil, are essential. Additionally, there is an
    important place in the diet for saturated fats. They have gotten a
    very bad rap over the past few decades, but the science was just bad.
    Up to a few decades ago, traditional oils, like palm and coconut, and
    cultured butter were part of the everyday diet, with little heart
    disease as a result.

    You can find an interesting piece about the need for saturated fat, as
    a means to raise HDL (good cholesterol) in this week's New York Times
    (see link below). There are also some good interviews on my website.

    The Times piece:
    http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/15/health/15BROD.html

    Interview from my website with an interesting MD:
    http://nowagepress.com/content/interviews/ravnskov.html

    Really good arctic cod liver oil and virgin coconut oil:
    http://nowagevillage.com

  11. Anth said:

    So what you are saying Mark is that coconut oil is unsafe and things from
    petroleum products are safe?

    When did I say anything about petroleum products?
    Are you having another drug hallucination?

  12. Quoted message said:
    Anth said:

    So what you are saying Mark is that coconut oil is unsafe and things from
    petroleum products are safe?

    When did I say anything about petroleum products?
    Are you having another drug hallucination?

    Yesterday, he was hallucinating a second testicle!

    Quoted message said:

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