(April 6, 2022 at 11:57 pm)FlatAssembler Wrote:(April 6, 2022 at 11:22 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: Are you discussing diabetes, as your OP would suggest, or heart disease?
You don't even know what you are talking about, do you?
Coconuts cause heart disease by increasing your LDL cholesterol. And increasing LDL cholesterol is exceptionally dangerous in people who have type-2-diabetes. That's not rocket science.
Because of coconut oil’s tendency to increase HDL, the cholesterol ratio improves and thus decreases risk of heart disease. People who traditionally consume large quantities of coconut oil as part of their ordinary diet have a very low incidence of heart disease and have normal blood cholesterol levels.
Coconut Benefits
While coconuts and coconut liquids are full of saturated fats, not all of it is bad for you. Much of the saturated fat content is lauric acid. This beneficial saturated fat can actually help boost your high-density lipoprotein, the "good" cholesterol that reduces your risk of heart disease. HDL cholesterol tends to bring LDL molecule levels down, by transporting them to your liver for deconstruction and removal. But the maximum amount of lauric acid from coconuts you can have before it stops being beneficial is unknown, the Harvard School of Public Health warns. Because too much saturated fat in general is harmful for heart health, don't go overboard on your servings of coconut products.