"Bubbabob" > wrote in message
. 3.30...
> Mark Thorson > wrote:
>
> > Emma Thackery wrote:
> >
> >> I recently read that, depending on the recipe, coconut oil
> >> is a decent substitute for hydrogenated shortening (for baking)
> >> and allegedly a lot healthier.
> >
> > Saturated fats like those in coconut oil contribute to
> > cardiovascular disease. Few associations between
> > harmful behaviors and adverse health consequences
> > are as well-documented as this one.
> >
> > For more information, see:
> >
> > http://www.webdietitian.com/document...aturatedfattya
> > cids
> >
> > http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/foods/nf61.htm
> > http://www.diet-and-health.net/Disea...ovascular.html
> >
> > Coconut oil is even worse than beef fat or lard.
> >
> How do you feel about palm oil (dende)? Equally saturated but
> unreplaceable in Brazilian and and almost all African cuisines. It
> doesn't seem to be killing THEM.

they don't live long enough to tell