Todd Moody wrote:

>On the other hand, coconut
>oil is very high in lauric acid, which is one of the saturated
>fats known to elevate LDL cholesterol (the other is myristic
>acid).  This is why coconut oil is often used in animal studies
>precisely to raise cholesterol.

For an article touting the benefits of coconut oil see:

Ray Peat's Newsletter has a web site with some downloadable sample
articles. There are two articles of interest to Paleo dieters: "The
Benefits of Coconut Oil" and "Toxicity of Unsaturated Oils".

  http://garcia.efn.org/~raypeat/nutri.html

Don.