January 2010
1 post
Coconut Oil May Promote Inflammation
This is a follow-up to the chart in “Inflammatory Effects Of Common Oils” where coconut oil showed up as pro-inflammatory (using NutritionData’s methodology).
Here’s a small study that found a meal rich in coconut oil, where the fat is primarily saturated (compared to a meal high in safflower oil where the fat is primarily unsaturated) impaired the anti-inflammatory...