Tip Saturated Fat – Animals vs Coconuts Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store Articles Community Loyal-T Club Loyal-T Points Rewards Subscribe to Save Search Search The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness Diet & Fat LossEating Tip Saturated Fat – Animals vs Coconuts Why is one considered bad and the other good Here' s the real story by TC Luoma January 28, 2019April 5, 2021 Tags Dietary Myth Busting, Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements, Tips Why is saturated fat from coconut oil healthy and saturated fat from animals bad? Let's start by throwing out the terms "good" and "bad," because both coconut oil and saturated fat from animals have, in certain situations, both negative and positive consequences on health. While saturated fat from animals is often demonized as causing heart disease, there is, in fact, no experimental evidence that links saturated fat to heart disease. All our fears are based on assumptions derived from casual observation. We simply noted that saturated fat raises cholesterol, saw that cholesterol is implicated in heart disease, assumed saturated fat leads to heart disease, and then nagged Grandpa not to eat bacon until he prayed for an early death. But that's too simple a "truth." Other research has shown that ingesting saturated fat from animals reduces lipoprotein(A), a substance that's implicated in heart disease. Saturated fat also improves liver, brain, and lung health, along with contributing to stronger bones. Coconut oil is equally enigmatic. There are at least five studies that show it has identical or better effects on health than other low-saturated fat oil like sunflower, peanut, or even olive oil. But there are also several human studies that show coconut oil to have a negative effect on blood lipids, including LDL cholesterol, at least when compared to lower saturated-fat oils. My best advice is to continue to moderate saturated fat intake while including coconut oil in your "starting rotation" of cooking oils, cooking with it one day, and then switching to olive and canola on subsequent days before using coconut oil again. Get The T Nation Newsletters Don' t Miss Out Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level related posts Diet & Fat Loss Tip The Food That Improves Your Thinking Research shows that these foods may clear the cobwebs and improve your mental performance. Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements, Superfood, Tips Erick Avila April 15 Diet & Fat Loss Tip How Instagram Makes You Fat Bodybuilders do it. Figure competitors do it. Action stars do it. And they're all sending the wrong message. Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements, Tips Tim Hendren February 13 Diet & Fat Loss Chanko Can’t seem to put on any quality weight? Try this strategy borrowed from sumo wrestlers. And don’t worry, you won’t get fat like a sumo! Check it out. Diet Plan, Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements TC Luoma June 12 Eating Tip To Lose Fat and Keep Muscle Time Carbs Like This How to manipulate insulin production to get shredded while still fueling and recovering from tough workouts. Losing Fat, Nutrition & Supplements, Tips Mitch Calvert December 18