shortz
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- May 6, 2013
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Coffee I do, why Coconut oil, is this the newest oil fad, or does it actually do something good for your body?
bacon only on week ends, I dont have time at 4:30 am to make bacon..
smokes, I kicked those some time ago, but I still crave them from time to time. Im scared if I have even one, Ill be back on that band wagon...
So I was a little adventurous today, put onions, mushrooms an cheese in my eggs, was quite nice.
The coconut oil hype has been around for a while. The interesting thing about coconut oil is that it's actually high in medium chain triglycerides (MCT), which puts it in to an odd category. We actually want more short chain triglycerides (SCFA) than anything else, and as little LCFA as possible. Too much MCT can have the same ill effects as LCFA, which are potential bowel issues, inflammatory responses, and screwing up your lipid profiles. The confusing thing is, is that they are "better" than long, but not as good as short. In a very huge number of studies done on the effects of coconut oil, the results were misinterpreted and the reader believed it was healthy to consume large amounts, when in fact, it is healthy to consume small amounts, but certainly not large amounts.
That said, as always, use common sense and consume in moderation. Our society has the mental illness that, if you tell someone something is healthy, they consume insane amounts of it. Soy was one of them, showing later that, although soy was "healthy", large amounts of it causes many problems as well.