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Research on the Truth About Fats and Oils

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Research by Dr. Mary Enig on coconut oil
Coconut oil for healing
Research on the truth about cholesterol
Research on the truth about saturated fats
Research on the truth about unsaturated fats
Research on the truth about soy
Abstracts from peer reviewed literature
Other information on coconuts

Research By Dr. Mary Enig on Coconut Oil

Lauric.org Mary Enig's website with research on Lauric acid and coconut products.	MARY ENIG Ph.D. ON THE EFFECTS OF COCONUT OIL ON SERUM CHOLESTEROL LEVELS AND HDLs
A New Look at Coconut Oil *Weston A. Price Foundation*	Coconut: In Support of Good Health in the 21st Century by Mary G. Enig, Ph.D., F.A.C.N.
Thailand - Land of the Coconut Weston A. Price Foundation	Nutrients and Foods in AIDS: Chapter 5

Coconut Oil for Healing

HEALTH OILS FROM THE TREE OF LIFE (NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH ASPECTS OF COCONUT OIL) *By Jon J. Kabara, Ph.D.*	COCONUT OIL IN HEALTH AND DISEASE: ITS AND MONOLAURIN'S POTENTIAL AS CURE FOR HIV/AIDS *By. Conrado S. Dayrit, MD. FACC. FPCC. FPCP*
The Benefits of Coconut Oil by Dr. Raymond Peat	Return from the Jungle - An Interview WITH CHRIS DAFOE Scroll down and read all the great info on Coconuts and HIV
Coconut Oil Promotes Weight Loss	COCONUT OIL - WHY IS IT GOOD FOR YOU By Dr. Lita Lee, Ph.D.
	Nutritional and Medicinal Properties of Coconut Water
Coconut Oil is the Healthiest Oil on Earth!	Coconut oil promises to be anti-viral agent The Financial Express
	Mercola.com Dr. Joseph Mercola on Coconut Oil
COCONUT OIL USES AND ISSUES ON ITS HEALTH AND NUTRACEUTICAL BENEFITS By Emil V. Carandang, MS	An Interview With Dr. Raymond Peat: A Renowned Nutritional Counselor Offers His Thoughts About Thyroid Disease
Testimonies of AIDS sufferers using Coconut Oil in their treatment.	Progressive Health News Natural remedies for Adrenal and Thyroid hormone deficits (cortisol and/or thyroxine) and imbalances (i.e. excess estrogen)
New book breaks coconut oil-cholesterol myth Newindpress.com

Research on the Truth about Cholesterol

The Cholesterol Myth: from the Book Heart Failure by Thomas Moore	The Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskov, M.D., Ph.D.
The Cholesterol Conspiracy The Health Myths	The Cholesterol Myth by Barry Groves
The low fat/low cholesterol diet is ineffective European Heart Journal (1997) 18, 18-22	WHY THE CHOLESTEROL-HEART DISEASE THEORY IS WRONG by Malcolm Kendrick, MD

Research on the Truth about Saturated Fats

The Truth About Saturated Fat by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, Ph.D.	The Oiling of American by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, Ph.D.
Diet and Disease: Not What You Think by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, Ph.D.	The Skinny on Fats From Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats, Second Edition by Sally Fallon with Mary G. Enig, Ph.D.
Saturated Fats and the Kidneys Dr. Mary Enig	TRANS FAT INFO WEB Read about the dangers of transfatty acids from hydrogenated oils, like margarine.
The Soft Science of Dietary Fat Gary Taubes	Results of use of metformin and replacement of starch with saturated fat in diets of patients with type 2 diabetes. Endocr Pract 2002 May-Jun;8(3):177-83

Research on the Truth about Unsaturated Fats

	Toxicity of Unsaturated Oils Dr. Ray Peat
Oils in Context Dr. Ray Peat	POLYUNSATURATED OILS AND CANCER Barry Groves

Research on the Truth about Soy

Soy Alert! Weston A. Price Foundation	Soy Online Service Uncovering the truth about soy.
Soy's Negative Impact on The Thyroid About.com	Why Soy Can Damage Your Health Dr. Mercola
The Shadow of Soy Sean Carson	Alaska Science Forum Cheetahs and Soybeans Article #856

Abstracts from Peer Reviewed Literature

Coconut Oil

Cholesterol, coconuts, and diet on Polynesian atolls: a natural experiment: the Pukapuka and Tokelau island studies. Am J Clin Nutr 1981 Aug;34(8):1552-61	Choice of cooking oils--myths and realities. J Indian Med Assoc 1998 Oct;96(10):304-7
The role of coconut and coconut oil in coronary heart disease in Kerala, south India Trop Doct 1997 Oct;27(4):215-7	Coconut oil compound may treat STDs AIDS Patient Care STDS 1999 Sep;13(9):572
Chirurg 2002 Apr;73(4):387-92 Coconut oil used in Indonesia for treatment of wounds and to preserve medicinal herbs	Effect of mineral oil, sunflower oil, and coconut oil on prevention of hair damage. J Cosmet Sci. 2003 Mar-Apr;54(2):175-92

Lauric Acid

Consumption of a Solid Fat Rich in Lauric Acid Results in a More Favorable Serum Lipid Profile in Healthy Men and Women than Consumption of a Solid Fat Rich in trans-Fatty Acids
Journal of Nutrition. 2001;131:242-245

Effect of fatty acids on arenavirus replication: inhibition of virus production by lauric acid
Arch Virol 2001;146(4):777-90

MCTs

Consumption of an oil composed of medium chain triacyglycerols, phytosterols, and N-3 fatty acids improves cardiovascular risk profile in overweight women. Metabolism. 2003 Jun;52(6):771-7.	Medium-Chain Oil Reduces Fat Mass and Down-regulates Expression of Adipogenic Genes in Rats. Obes Res. 2003 Jun;11(6):734-44.
An enteral therapy containing medium-chain triglycerides and hydrolyzed peptides reduces postprandial pain associated with chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 2003;3(1):36-40.	Protective effects of medium-chain triglycerides on the liver and gut in rats administered endotoxin. Ann Surg. 2003 Feb;237(2):246-55.
Medium-chain triglycerides increase energy expenditure and decrease adiposity in overweight men. Obes Res. 2003 Mar;11(3):395-402.	Larger diet-induced thermogenesis and less body fat accumulation in rats fed medium-chain triacylglycerols than in those fed long-chain triacylglycerols. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 2002 Dec;48(6):524-9.
Antioxidant and cyclooxygenase activities of fatty acids found in food J Agric Food Chem 2002 Apr 10;50(8):2231-4	Comparison of diet-induced thermogenesis of foods containing medium- versus long-chain triacylglycerols. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 2002 Dec;48(6):536-40.
Short-term efficacy of enteral nutrition in the treatment of active Crohn's disease: a randomized, controlled trial comparing nutrient formulas. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2002 Mar-Apr;26(2):98-103	Effects of intravenous supplementation with alpha-tocopherol in patients receiving total parenteral nutrition containing medium- and long-chain triglycerides Eur J Clin Nutr 2002 Feb;56(2):121-8
Killing of Gram-positive cocci by fatty acids and monoglycerides APMIS 2001 Oct;109(10):670-8	Physiological effects of medium-chain triglycerides: potential agents in the prevention of obesity. J Nutr 2002 Mar;132(3):329-32
Value of VLCD supplementation with medium chain triglycerides Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2001 Sep;25(9):1393-400	In vitro killing of Candida albicans by fatty acids and monoglycerides. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2001 Nov;45(11):3209-12

Other Information on Coconuts

	Ethnobotanical Leaflets on coconut, from Southern Illinois University Herbarium
Buying a Fresh Coconut Mike Foale	Asian & Pacific Coconut Community

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