On Tue, 21 May 2002 10:14:12 -0400, Marianne Fuller <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Todd: >I recall that in one article Peat claimed that cell membranes >don't really exist at all. Marianne: >That's exactly what I was wondering. Someone who flies in the face of >conventional wisdom could be a prophet, or he could be a quack. If you're >not very knowledgeable in a particular field, "experts" can sound very >convincing! I just read Peat's Coconut article. He reports many benefits of coconut oil, which I feel are probable. Coconut oil is great. Then in his general big movement to denigrate unsaturated oils he again lumps together study-material which is old and doesn't keep apart effects of excess w-6 oils. All the big dangerous and much described bad actions of "unsaturated oils" reported, result from their oxidation or peroxidation. Boys and girls, that's just missing antioxidant in the body, just a list what missing or low antioxidants in the body can cause. Quite a lot. Peat's claim is, that inside the body the unsaturates would be suspect to more rapid oxidation, because of "high temperature" and "abundant oxygen". I think this his estimation is wrong. I've learned that commercial oils often come with their vitamin E protection removed. And often they are already rancid when bought. Just look at nature, nature foods *are* full of MUFA and PUFA (like in my list http://www.geocities.com/paleolix/lipidbasics.html ). If they oxidizem and the oxidation makes damage, better keep an eye on antioxidants. Fat soluble tocopherols and tocotrienols, water vitamin C and a *lot* of more substances. It's a beautiful day outside and I'm heading into the air and sun now. (using my tocotrienol skin oil afterwords , probably...) Amadeus