“Most animal fats are saturated and tend to be solid under room temperature. On the other hand, vegetable oils (and fish oils) are unsaturated, with the prominent exception of coconut oil, which is 92 percent saturated. “….Our objection with the AHA advisory is its erroneous blanket condemnation of all saturated fats, including coconut oil. The AHA advisory ignores what organic chemists and nutritionists have known all along. While all saturated fats have similar chemical structures…they nevertheless vary widely in molecular size as well as in biochemical and physiological properties.

Source: Manila Times July 16, 2017 09:33 UTC