Hi Kim,
I don't know about 'deodorized' coconut oil.  I get my coconut oil from
http://www.tropicaltraditions.com  ... I love the smell and taste of it for
shrimp, chicken, veggies.... I usually have a squash/apple mix with the
shrimp, peppers/onions with the chicken and veggies just any ole way I can
think I might like them at the moment.   I should think the benefits are
better eating the flesh of the coconut than with the oil and yes you can get
the fats with olives, avocado and walnuts...  A lot of people use Carlson's
lemon flavored fish oil or fish oil capsules from various places.
Oliva(who likes coconut oil for an after bath rub)

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From: "Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>

Can you get the same benefits you get
from coconut oil by just eating coconut?  Also, would the benefit be better
by not using oils at all but by using the fruit (olives) that the oil comes
from.  Can you get enought fat in your diet by just eating meat and foods
such as olives, avocados, etc?