Coconut oil?

my understanding coconuts oil very good for you and it kills germs would i be corect?Coconut oil?
not good for heart patientsCoconut oil?
The idea that coconut oil is bad for your heart is based on a flawed study done 10 years ago, using HYDROGENATED coconut oil. Please see http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/features/cocgood.html for the facts. Report Abuse

Coconut oil is very very good for heart patients. Report Abuse

For heart health, research results are mixed. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil#Research_on_health_effect . Studies cited there suggest that whole coconut (oil and kernel) is probably good, but coconut oil by itself is bad. That's for heart health, anyway. Report Abuse

As for the ';germs'; claim, that's based on the fact that coconut oil contains lots of lauric acid, which IS effective agains bacteria, virus and fungus. Whether coconut oil as a whole retains those properties is unproven. Report Abuse

Here's a very good summary of the current state of research on the health effects of coconut oil:





http://www.piedmonthospital.org/library/healthguide/en-us/Cam/topic.asp?hwid=hn-3978000 Report Abuse

Get the book called ';The Coconut Miracle'; by Bruce Fife, he is obviously biased for coconut oil but he backs it with sound science, history as well as studys that have been done with sound methodology. Get the facts for yourself before your listen to myths and heresay. Report Abuse

Nobody has ever told me that it kills germs.
I know it's good for you, but I don't know about germ killing properties. Never heard that.