On Thu, 22 Jun 2000 18:11:28 -0400, matesz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [P-F] FW: Hyperinsulinemia
>From: matesz <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 18:11:28 -0400
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>>> Perhaps someone can clarify this.  I've been under the impression for a
>>> long time that coconut fat and free radicals are just about synonymous. If
>>> anyone has a reply that refutes this, I'd appreciate it if you'd explain it
>>> with hard science.  My impression came from that realm.  Thanks :-)
>>
>>
>> It is only hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated coconut butter/coconut oil
>> that is problematic and a source of harmful trans fats.  You might want to
>> contact the Price Pottenger Nutrition Foundation for a copy of an excellent
>> article, by researcher Mary Enig, Ph.D., F.A.C.N., HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL
>> BENEFITS FROM COCONUT OIL. (VOL. 20. #1, Spring 1996).  I don't know if the
>> PPNF has this available online but you could check by contacting the PPPNF.
>> at 1-800-366-3748 or visiting their web site  which may be <www.ppnf.com>
>>>

Why would anyone hydrogenate coconut oil, when the point of hydrogenation is to
solidify the oil at room temperature, and coconut oil already is solid at room
termperature?


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Cheers,

Ken
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