Professor Karin Michaels says coconut oil is one of the worst foods you can eat because it is mostly made of saturated fatty acid, posing a greater risk than even straight lard.
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Business Insider translated the professor's 50-minute German lecture titled "Coconut oil and other nutritional errors."
Last year, the American Heart Association said that too much coconut oil can raise your LDL, or bad cholesterol.
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"A recent survey reported that 72% of the American public rated coconut oil as a 'healthy food' compared with 37% of nutritionists," the study said. "This disconnect between lay and expert opinion can be attributed to the marketing of coconut oil in the popular press."
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