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Many people believe coconut oil is good for you, saying that it can boost good cholesterol and help with weight loss, plus it has a relatively high smoke point, making it safer for cooking at high temperatures.
Coconut oil is higher in saturated fat than butter (90 percent versus 64 percent)
About half of its saturated fat comes from medium-chain fatty acids, or MCTs, which have the ability to increase “good” HDL cholesterol.
In theory, this means that your body is more likely to use them for energy and less likely to store them as fat.