Posted on 12/13/2010 5:45:53 PM PST by decimon
High levels of the so-called "good" cholesterol may lower the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.
In the study, those with high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the good kind of cholesterol, were 60 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than those with lower HDL levels.
"The higher your HDL, the more protected you are from Alzheimer's disease, apparently," said study researcher Dr. Christiane Reitz, of Columbia University.
The researchers found no evidence that high levels of "bad" cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL), affected a person's risk of Alzheimer's.
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Think about where most of the coconut oil comes from. Second or third world countries. I think it would be quite hard to grow coconut tree plantations in soils and conditions that the "Organic" label would demand to be labeled as such in the US.
I beg to differ. Perhaps you are unaware that BOTH medium-chain triglycerides and long-chain triglycerides are called "saturated fat," especially by the processed-food industry, and that it's the LONG-chain triglycerides that are bad for you and the MEDIUM-chain triglycerides are good for you (and THAT'S what coconut oil has).
See: http://tinyurl.com/MediumChainTriglycerides
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