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  1. Feb 2018
    1. recommends eating no more than 6% of saturated fat as part of total daily calories for those who need lower cholesterol.

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    2. more than eating long-chain triglycerides.” The problem is St-Onge's research used a "designer oil" packed with 100% MCTs. Traditional

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    3. medium-chain triglycerides than most other fats or oils, and my research showed eating medium-chain triglycerides may increase the rate of metabolism more than eating long-chain triglycerides.”

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    4. Plus, coconut oil can still be an effective moisturizer or hair conditioner. "You can put it on your body, but don’t put it in your body," Sacks said.

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    5. research on medium chain triglycerides," Marie-Pierre St-Onge, associate professor of nutritional medicine at Columbia University Medical

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    6. help bodies absorb nutrients from other foods. Many have said butter has gotten a bad reputation.

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    7. Sacks, lead author on the report, said he has no idea why people think coconut oil is healthy. It's almost 100% fat. Past weight loss studies might

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    8. as part of total daily calories for those who need lower cholesterol. Before you trash your coconut oil, know that saturated fat is a loaded term. While the AHA warns

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    9. coconut oil increases LDL cholesterol, a cause of CVD [cardiovascular disease], and has no known offsetting favorable effects, we

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    10. beef fat and palm oil. In fact, 82% of the fat in coconut oil is saturated, according to the data — far beyond butter (63%), beef fat (50%) and

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    11. Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease advisory reviewed existing data on saturated fat, showing coconut oil increased LDL ("bad") cholesterol in seven out of seven controlled trials. Researchers didn't see a difference between coconut oil and

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    12. The American Heart Association recently released a report advising against the use of coconut oil. The Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease advisory reviewed existing data on saturated fat, showing

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    13. The Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease advisory reviewed existing data on saturated fat, showing coconut oil increased LDL ("bad") cholesterol in seven out of seven controlled trials.

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    14. "Because coconut oil increases LDL cholesterol, a cause of CVD [cardiovascular disease], and has no known offsetting favorable effects, we advise against the use of coconut oil," the American Heart Association said in the Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease advisory.

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    15. Frank Sacks, lead author on the report, said he has no idea why people think coconut oil is healthy.

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    16. The Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease advisory reviewed existing data on saturated fat, showing coconut oil increased LDL ("bad") cholesterol in seven out of seven controlled trials.

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    17. The Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease advisory reviewed existing data on saturated fat, showing coconut oil increased LDL ("bad") cholesterol in seven out of seven controlled trials.

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    18. Also, some fat is important to help bodies absorb nutrients from other foods.

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    19. Before you trash your coconut oil, know that saturated fat is a loaded term. While the AHA warns against it, people who cut saturated fat out of their diet might not necessarily lower their heart disease risk, a 2015 BMJ review suggested.

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    20. my research on medium chain triglycerides," Marie-Pierre St-Onge, associate professor of nutritional medicine at Columbia University Medical Center,

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    21. The Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease advisory reviewed existing data on saturated fat, showing coconut oil increased LDL ("bad") cholesterol in seven out of seven controlled trials.

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    22. Coconut oil isn't healthy. It's never been healthy.

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      Defying convention (“Think Orange Juice is Good for you? Think Again!”, “Here are 5 Foods You Never Thought Would Kill You”)

    23. Coconut oil isn't healthy. It's never been healthy.

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    24. Turns out coconut oil has more saturated fats than lard!

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    25. Coconut oil isn't healthy. It's never been healthy.

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    26. Turns out coconut oil has more saturated fats than lard!

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    27. The problem is St-Onge's research used a "designer oil" packed with 100% MCTs. Traditional coconut oil only contains about 13 to 15%. Another study she published showed smaller doses of MCTs doesn't help with weight loss in overweight adolescents.

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    28. suggested. That's because some people fill the void with sugar, white flour and empty calories. Also, some fat is important to help bodies absorb nutrients from other foods. Many have said butter has gotten a bad reputation.

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    29. Before you trash your coconut oil, know that saturated fat is a loaded term. While the AHA warns against it, people who cut saturated fat out of their diet might not necessarily lower their heart disease risk, a 2015 BMJ review suggested.

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    30. reviewed existing data on saturated fat, showing coconut oil increased LDL ("bad") cholesterol in seven out of seven controlled trials.

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      Scientific Study 1

    31. Coconut oil isn't healthy. It's never been healthy.

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    32. "Because coconut oil increases LDL cholesterol, a cause of CVD [cardiovascular disease], and has no known offsetting favorable effects, we advise against the use of coconut oil," the American Heart Association said in the Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease advisory.

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    33. The Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease advisory reviewed existing data on saturated fat, showing coconut oil increased LDL ("bad") cholesterol in seven out of seven controlled trials.

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    1. The disaster comes as headlines have focused on the floods in Houston, Texas, which authorities have described as "unprecedented".

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    2. The US has seen two of its worst storms ever, Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Katrina, in just over a decade.

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    3. climate change and new weather patterns are having "a big negative impact".

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    4. The rise in extreme weather events such as hurricanes and floods have been identified by climate scientists as the hallmark of man-made climate change.

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    5. kill 1,200 and leave millions homeless

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    6. According to the Red Cross, at least 7.1 million people have been affected in Bangladesh - more than the population of Scotland - and around 1.4 million people have been affected in Nepal.

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    7. "Farmers are left with nothing, not event with clean drinking water," said Matthew Marek, the head of disaster response in Bangladesh for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent.

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    8. Anirudh Kumar, a disaster management official in Patna, the capital of Bihar, a poor state known for its mass migration from rural areas to cities, said this year's farming had collapsed because of the floods, which will lead to a further rise in unemployment in the region.

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    9. climate change and new weather patterns are having "a big negative impact".

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    10. Floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal kill 1,200 and leave millions homeless

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    11. The disaster comes as headlines have focused on the floods in Houston, Texas, which authorities have described as "unprecedented".

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    12. India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has said climate change and new weather patterns are having "a big negative impact".

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    13. climate change and new weather patterns are having "a big

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    14. [Gallery of 9 images of the flood]

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    15. [Image of a flood victim in a shelter] Caption: A flood victim takes refuge inside a temporary shelter after camping at a safe location in Saptari District, Nepal. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

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    16. [Image of partially submerged houses] Caption: Partially submerged houses are seen at a flood-affected village in Morigaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India. (REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika)

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    17. [Image of children rowing a boat] Caption: Children row a boat as they pass through damaged houses at a flood-affected village in Morigaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India. (REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika)

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    18. kill 1,200 and leave millions homeless

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    19. in the wake of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey, with thousands forced to flee their homes.

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    20. around 1.4 million people have been affected in Nepal.

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    21. at least 7.1 million people have been affected in Bangladesh

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    22. In Nepal, 150 people have been killed and 90,000 homes have been destroyed

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    23. In neighbouring Bangladesh, at least 134 have died in monsoon flooding which is believed to have submerged at least a third of the country.

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    24. water rising up to five feet in some parts of the city.

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    25. In the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, reports said more than 100 people had died and 2.5 million have been affected.

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    26. 100 people had died and 2.5 million have been affected.

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    27. In the eastern Indian state of Bihar, the death toll has risen to more than 500,

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    28. At least 1,200 people have been killed and millions have been left homeless following devastating floods that have hit India, Bangladesh and Nepal, in one of the worst flooding disasters to have affected the region in years.

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    29. Nepal kill 1,200 and leave millions homeless

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    30. Floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal

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    31. kill 1,200 and leave millions homeless

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    32. flooding disasters to have affected the region in years. International aid agencies

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    33. Bangladesh and Nepal,

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    34. At least 1,200 people have

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