I’m going to preface this post by saying it’s geared more towards my RD followers. I was training at my gym the other day and through friendly conversation with an intern there, mentioned that I wasn’t too hot on the idea that coconut oil is being touted as “healthy”. He said that he did not agree with me and that he felt it was quite the opposite. And he’s entitled to his opinion. Hell, he might be right. Look, I’m all for continued research and moving forward… think eggs (good or bad?) or butter versus margarine. Some debates go on for ages. And I’m not saying that we may find that coconut oil is indeed not harmful and may actually be good for us.
BUT, here is my peeve. As a society, we are SO quick to jump on the bandwagon. We want that instant, quick change. I’m sorry. It just doesnt work that way, whether it be getting six pack abs or a million bucks. So I said that there isnt yet enough research to make the “healthy” claim and that there IS plenty of research showing a direct correlation between saturated fats and atherosclerosis and the subsequent heart disease that can follow. After seeing this guy’s face though, I could tell this debate was going nowhere and he was quite a bit bigger than me, so I let it go.