From The Ridiculous To The Sublime: Nutritionally Illiterate Harvard Professor Claims Coconut Oil Is “Pure Poison”

Natural News: A Harvard University professor recently made the outrageous claim that coconut oil is “pure poison.” Professor of Epidemiology Karin Michels said in a lecture at Germany’s University of Freiburg that coconut oil is not only “pure poison,” but it’s also “one of the worst things you can eat.” She said the problem is the oil’s saturated fatty acid content, which she believes can raise people’s levels of bad LDL cholesterol.

According to the American Heart Association, coconut oil is around 82 percent saturated fat. The group, which is heavily funded by pharmaceutical firms, has also said that coconut oil is bad for your heart – and what it’s really bad for is Big Pharma’s bottom line as its many benefits help people avoid getting sick. This is the same group that spent so many years telling heart attack sufferers that they could eat all the sugar and sweeteners they wanted as long as they avoided all fats...read more>>>...