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Old 11-22-2011, 10:47 AM
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I have been reading about the health benefits of coconut oil recently. Does anyone here use it for cooking or health benefits? I am very interested in hearing your experiences. Thanks!
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I use it for conditioning my hair. I like the results.
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My sister uses it for skin lotion.
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I bought some really good coconut oil intending to use it for cooking, but it is very coconutty. It was not supposed to have a coconut flavor... I went back to extra virgin olive oil.
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My daughter-in-law has lots of allergies to food so she uses it alot. I have cooked with it and can't tell
the difference between olive oil and coconut oil. It is suppose to be better for you.
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it is on the no-no list for diabetics.
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Originally Posted by TanyaL View Post
it is on the no-no list for diabetics.
Why is that, I wonder?
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Yeah, I wonder also. I take four per day and I'm diabetic.
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I think it is because coconut oil is so high in saturated fats.
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It is high in saturated fats, however all are not bad. I guess that one has to really do the research on this to make their mind up about whether to use it or not. Here is a link I found interesting:
http://www.doctoroz.com/blog/charles...ts-coconut-oil
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