Supermodel, Miranda Kerr was recently quoted in Australian Cosmopolitan saying that her diet includes four tablespoons of coconut oil. After doctors slammed the diet for high cholesterol levels, Kerr said that she was never even interviewed by the magazine.
"I’ve been drinking it since I was 14 and it’s the one thing I can’t live without," Kerr was quoted saying in Cosmo. "I will not go a day without coconut oil. I personally take four tablespoons per day, either on my salads, in my cooking or in my cups of green tea."
Kerr said she does love her coconut oil, but doesn't consume as much as four tablespoons a day.
"I never did an interview with Australian Cosmopolitan magazine and unfortunately they have misquoted and misrepresented comments posted on my blog," Kerr said after the backlash. "When it comes to coconut oil, I personally find it beneficial and use approximately four teaspoons of coconut oil a day (in my salads and meals), not tablespoons. Everyone is different, but that is what works for me and I prefer it as a substitute to other oils more readily used in day-to-day food preparation and cooking. I suggest people consult with their health practitioner for what is right for them."
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August 30, 2011
According to Fran McCullough, author of The Good Fat cookbook,
"As anyone who has tried to keep up with the latest nutrition information knows, tropical fats (coconut and palm oil) are extremely unhealthy and should be banished from the diet. Not so, says McCullough. Coconut has numerous health virtues: It protects against heart disease and cancer; stimulates metabolic activity and gives you a burst of energy; provides high levels of antioxidants; contains lauric acid, the protective substances in mother’s milk; and has strong antiviral, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory activity. "
http://medicalconsumers.org/2003/12/30/the-good-fat-cookbook-by-fran-mccullough/
August 31, 2011
Plus, aren't the bad palm and coconut oils the ones that have been manipulated in some way to increase the trans fats or whatever? Everything I've read about virgin coconut oil is that, in small doses, it is much healthier. Plus, 4 Tbs of fat is only 400 calories, though I'm sure that's twice the total daily caloric intake for a supermodel.