"Dave LCHF" wrote in message
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I have no connection to the Mercola.com website, but I watch their YouTube
videos, and I liked this one.


Dr. Pearsall of the http://www.Mercola.com website has made a YouTube
video on using dietary fat while managing weight.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNOFSpVx8Ts

Thanks for the link. I have to say that I view anything from Mercola with
cautious scepticism, but he's on the right side of rationality some of the
time, anyway. I have the same quibble with the Enig/Fallon cabal... none of
them seem to be capable of reliably using scientific data in a fully
objective, "scientific," way.

One thing I'm sceptical about are the rather extreme claims currently being
made for coconut oil. It's a great fat... in fact, I'm kinda ticked off
because its recent popularity has made it difficult to find for a reasonable
price, in my area anyhow. I don't know anything better for stir-frying and
pan-sauteeing .

However... I'm not sure regular old animal-source saturated fats are all
that difficult for our bodies to utilize, so long as we are in reasonable
health and especially not overconsuming carbohydrates. Our bodies, after
all, were designed to run efficiently on our own fat stores, i.e.
animal-source saturated fats (in part, anyway). I'm not ready to start
paying $10+ per pound for the new "wonder" saturated fat, nor to start
adding it to my morning coffee. Ick.

I'm not that well-read on the science behind the coconut oil claims, though.
Early on, I was seeing a lot of in-vitro and animal studies that were being
extrapolated (inappropriately) into grandiose benefits for human health.
What do you guys think?

HG