🥥Coconut oil has become more and more popular in recent times
and is now being used for frying, baking, as a spread and even in coffee.
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🥥Coconut oils has been claimed as having benefits for weight loss, immunity and even treatment for Alzheimers
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👉However👈 👀Let’s have a better understanding and a more true picture of the value and benefits of coconut oil.
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🙄Coconut oil is high in saturated fats
To be precise coconut oil is 86.5% saturated fat.
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🤫Saturated fats increase blood cholesterol.
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👉Raised blood cholesterol increases the risk of heart attacks.
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❤️British Heart Foundation says
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“If you like the taste of coconut oil then as with butter, it’s fine to use it every now and then. However it’s best to restrict yourself to small amounts and use unsaturated oils as an everyday instead”
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❗️Ideally coconut oil should not be used but if liked, use sparingly and infrequently. Instead use small amounts of healthy fats such as .
✅Avocados, Nut butters, Oily fish, Rape seed, olive and sun flour oil.
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