Coconut Oil Row: Harvard professor kicks up a row; 'poison' or firangi fundas? - Speak Out India

Karen Michels, an epidemiologist at the Harvard The Chan School of public health, has come out with a theory that coconut oil- believe it or not is pure poison, terming it extremely harmful for consumption. So as per Harvard research, coconut oil contains more than 80% saturated fat, more than twice the amount in lard and 60% more than beef dripping. Social media, quite naturally, is up in arms over this theory. Indian celebrities including Kabir Bedi have taken to twitter to support the use of coconut oil. And nutritionists like Rujuta Diwekar have come out strongly in support of coconut oil- describing it as a superfood. So over the course of next 30 minutes, let’s bust the myth of coconut oil. And also fact check on these Harvard claims.