Healthiest cooking oil?

[gjohnson5]

This is the worst advice possible. Cooking oil should be highly unsaturated as it's healthier. Saturated fats are bad. If it's solid at room temperature, it's bad.

Sorry doc
Coconut oil is solid at room temperature , is a saturated fat and you won't find a healthier cooking oil

 

[Captain FT]

Quote me a peer-reviewed, scientific journal and I would believe it. Don't quote quack websites and expect someone trained in science (chemistry actually!) and medicine to believe it.

It's one thing to say that something is oxidized, but it's another to say that it's harmful to you. Without clinical trials, I just discredit this crap.

By the way, there are clinical trials that show that diets high in saturated fats increase your risk of cardiovascular disease. That's contrary to what the quack website states.

Here is one, took me 2 minutes of searching EBSCOhost:
I don't feel like putting it in APA format

Title: Beneficial effects of virgin coconut oil on lipid parameters and in vitro LDL oxidation
Source: Clinical Biochemistry [Clin Biochem] 2004 Sep; Vol. 37 (9), pp. 830-5.
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of consumption of virgin coconut oil (VCO) on various lipid parameters in comparison with copra oil (CO). In addition, the preventive effect of polyphenol fraction (PF) from test oils on copper induced oxidation of LDL and carbonyl formation was also studied. DESIGN AND METHODS: After 45 days of oil feeding to Sprague-Dawley rats, several lipid parameters and lipoprotein levels were determined. PF was isolated from the oils and its effect on in vitro LDL oxidation was assessed. RESULTS: VCO obtained by wet process has a beneficial effect in lowering lipid components compared to CO. It reduced total cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids, LDL, and VLDL cholesterol levels and increased HDL cholesterol in serum and tissues. The PF of virgin coconut oil was also found to be capable of preventing in vitro LDL oxidation with reduced carbonyl formation. CONCLUSION: The results demonstrated the potential beneficiary effect of virgin coconut oil in lowering lipid levels in serum and tissues and LDL oxidation by physiological oxidants. This property of VCO may be attributed to the biologically active polyphenol components present in the oil.

Entry Dates: Date Created: 20040826 Date Completed: 20050222 Latest Revision: 20061115

Database: MEDLINE

And Another:

Title: In vitro antimicrobial properties of coconut oil on Candida species in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Author(s): Ogbolu DO; Oni AA; Daini OA; Oloko AP
Source: Journal Of Medicinal Food [J Med Food] 2007 Jun; Vol. 10 (2), pp. 384-7.
Abstract: The emergence of antimicrobial resistance, coupled with the availability of fewer antifungal agents with fungicidal actions, prompted this present study to characterize Candida species in our environment and determine the effectiveness of virgin coconut oil as an antifungal agent on these species. In 2004, 52 recent isolates of Candida species were obtained from clinical specimens sent to the Medical Microbiology Laboratory, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. Their susceptibilities to virgin coconut oil and fluconazole were studied by using the agar-well diffusion technique. Candida albicans was the most common isolate from clinical specimens (17); others were Candida glabrata (nine), Candida tropicalis (seven), Candida parapsilosis (seven), Candida stellatoidea (six), and Candida krusei (six). C. albicans had the highest susceptibility to coconut oil (100%), with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 25% (1:4 dilution), while fluconazole had 100% susceptibility at an MIC of 64 microg/mL (1:2 dilution). C. krusei showed the highest resistance to coconut oil with an MIC of 100% (undiluted), while fluconazole had an MIC of > 128 microg/mL. It is noteworthy that coconut oil was active against species of Candida at 100% concentration compared to fluconazole. Coconut oil should be used in the treatment of fungal infections in view of emerging drug-resistant Candida species.

Database: MEDLINE

And one more

Title: Virgin coconut oil supplemented diet increases the antioxidant status in rats
Authors: Nevin, K.G., Rajamohan, T.
Source: Food Chemistry; Nov2006, Vol. 99 Issue 2, p260-266, 7p
Abstract: Virgin coconut oil (VCO) directly extracted from fresh coconut meat at 50°C temperature was tested for its effect on the activities of antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation levels in male Sprague–Dawley rats, compared to copra oil (CO) and groundnut oil (GO) as control. Oils were fed to rats for 45 days along with a semi-synthetic diet and after the experimental period various biochemical parameters were done. Individual fatty acid analyses of VCO and CO were done using gas chromatography. Effect of polyphenol fraction isolated from the oils was also tested for the ability to prevent in vitro microsomal lipid peroxidation induced by FeSO₄. The results showed that GO, rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, reduced the levels of antioxidant enzymes and increased lipid peroxidation, indicated by the very high MDA and conjugate diene content in the tissues. PF fraction from VCO was found to have more inhibitory effect on microsomal lipid peroxidation compared to that from the other two oils. VCO with more unsaponifiable components viz. vitamin E and polyphenols than CO exhibited increased levels of antioxidant enzymes and prevented the peroxidation of lipids in both in vitro and in vivo conditions. These results showed that VCO is superior in antioxidant action than CO and GO. This study has proved that VCO is beneficial as an antioxidant. [Copyright 2006 Elsevier]

Database: Academic Search Premier


I'm sure I can find more I did this in 10 minutes on my lunch break

 

[gjohnson5]

The main problem w coconut oil is USA vegetable oil companies. I won't name them but one of them I used to work for pushes one product that was made by Japanese scientists. But basically it is a corn and soy blend that probably just as expensive as coconut. But basically the main reason for pushing the oil is to help US corn and Soy farmers as well as the products made from corn and soy

It has nothing to do with health at all. It's a shame that even to this day people are STILL FALLING for that lie that saturated fats are bad due to them being saturated and not due to marketing from US food producers using corn and soy...

 

[guest username]

None of these studies examined longevity and outcome. None of them examined in vitro disease.

You can worry about the minutia (heated olive oil causing disease) or you can worry about the top things that kill you (lard creating heart disease). I choose to concentrate on what is going to kill me and try to prevent that. I try not to sweat the small stuff.

 

[shogun7]

None of these studies examined longevity and outcome. None of them examined in vitro disease.

You can worry about the minutia (heated olive oil causing disease) or you can worry about the top things that kill you (lard creating heart disease). I choose to concentrate on what is going to kill me and try to prevent that. I try not to sweat the small stuff.

Who's to say the small stuff isn't what's killing you over a longer period of time? You'd be pretty hard pressed to use a blanket statement like lard creating heart disease; a lot of small farmers would disagree with this when using copious amounts which sustained them in good health without problems. I've met quite a few of these local organic farmers who I buy produce and meat from and are adamant about it. All I know is what I see and these 80-90 year olds are still very active and throwing 60-90lb bails of hay around.

Here's another 'quack' website-
http://westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/index.html

Weston A Price a dentist in the early 30's who noticed more people were having dental caries due to nutrient deficiencies; he studied abroad in different parts of the world spending time with indigenous tribes who were far and removed away from society that remained in fantastic health when they had access to fresh natural foods. Most of which were centered around fats being the one macro consumed the most due to all the essential fat soluble vitamins and minerals.

 

[Burpees]

so what should I buy when I do my groceries this week?

 

[Just Add Muscle]

I like virgin coconut oil but I don't use it all the time.

Coconut oil is not destroyed by heat. The medium chain fatty acids are very resistant to heat and even commercial oils heated to very high temperatures retain their MCFA's. Coconut oil is one of the best and safest oils to use in cooking.

Numerous studies now show that the high lauric acid content of coconut oil is very beneficial in attacking viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens, and that it builds the body's immune system.

*EDIT* I chose "Other" since most coconut oil is different from organic virgin coconut oil.

Coconut Oil is the best oil you can use for cooking.there is a lot of research behind this.

 

[Burpees]

coconut oil, or virgin coconut oil?

 

[gjohnson5]

Who's to say the small stuff isn't what's killing you over a longer period of time? You'd be pretty hard pressed to use a blanket statement like lard creating heart disease; a lot of small farmers would disagree with this when using copious amounts which sustained them in good health without problems. I've met quite a few of these local organic farmers who I buy produce and meat from and are adamant about it. All I know is what I see and these 80-90 year olds are still very active and throwing 60-90lb bails of hay around.

Here's another 'quack' website-
http://westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/index.html

Weston A Price a dentist in the early 30's who noticed more people were having dental caries due to nutrient deficiencies; he studied abroad in different parts of the world spending time with indigenous tribes who were far and removed away from society that remained in fantastic health when they had access to fresh natural foods. Most of which were centered around fats being the one macro consumed the most due to all the essential fat soluble vitamins and minerals.

His response was brain dead....

 

[Longhorn85]

Olive Oil is given credit for "The Mediterranean Effect".