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Ray, coconut oil is a saturated fat. Here's an article about coconut oil that strikes me as pretty balanced: http://health.msn.com/health-topics/cholesterol/coconut-oil On 3 March 2012 12:22, Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Kathleen > > which is coconut oil? > > -----Original Message----- From: Kathleen Cochran > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 10:46 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Coconut oil > > Trans fats and saturated fats are not the same. Trans fats are > hydrogenated. Hydrogenation incorporates additional hydrogen atoms to bring > liquid fats to a solid state. The food industry likes trans fat: longer > shelf life, more stable flavor. > > For the consumer, not so good. Trans fats, which the body processes > differently than it does other fats, have terrible health consequences. > This is why the FDA requires food companies to disclose trans fat content > on food labels. However, the FDA in its wisdom allows food companies to > list trans fat—or indeed, any ingredient—as zero if one serving contains > less than .5 grams of the stuff. So nothing becomes something, and the > mathematically impossible becomes possible: 0 + 0 (two servings) = > .9999999.... > > They can't hide it entirely, though. If you read the fine print on the food > label and see the word "hydrogenated," trans fat is almost certainly > lurking. > > Kathleen > > > On 2 March 2012 02:22, Moneesha Sharma <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > for years we have been told it is not very healthy ( trans) >> >> >> It is full of saturated fats. >> Moneesha >> >> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >> ---------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: >> [log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> >> > ------------------------------**------------------------------**---------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask]** > utoronto.ca <[log in to unmask]> > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ------------------------------**------------------------------**---------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask]** > utoronto.ca <[log in to unmask]> > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn