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Morning. I have the diagnosis of atherosclerosis. I try and mainly eat a plant based diet. Want to make a curry but when research,coconut milk is listed in the I ingredients . Will I be ok to use? I always assumed that coconut milk was high in fat. Thankyou

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sandybrown

Coconut milk is good for curry, use 1/4 of what has been suggested.

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Rob6868

I now drink more coconut than dairy and I feel it's better for me.I can't see how it's an issue for your heart.

It's not a bad fat

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Red18 in reply to Rob6868

I thought that it was??

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Rob6868 in reply to Red18

well I use it alot

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CDreamer in reply to Red18

Not all fats are equal - healthy fats, in fact essential to keep us healthy fats = coconut oil, butter, milk, avocado, hemp oil, butter, fish oils, ghee, lard and olive oil and some nut oils if cold pressed.

Avoid most vegetable oils, margarine or ‘soft’ butter as it’s mixed with margarine and any Transfats.

I use coconut milk, cream, oil & butter daily.

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sandybrown in reply to CDreamer

I use coconut oil on toast.

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Red18 in reply to sandybrown

Not used much coconut. Will try. Have a great day!

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sandybrown

Coconut oil is in spreadable form in UK therefore it can be used on toast, I use it. WE make our coconut oil at home from fresh coconut, scrape the coconut from each half, use a heavy knife to break it into two hales. we use the scraped coconut on green leaf veg like dedicated coconut. To make milk we use a blender with hot water, once we remove the stuff blended mixture leave it if the fridge, cream will come to the top and water below.

The milk is 100%, can drink it or use it as we want. Is Asia the coconut id ground so fine everything is used!

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Mascha1900

Coconut milk/fat is extremely healthy in every way, it’s one of the best fats you can have. Other good fats are butter, fish oil and olive oil. The one thing to be avoided at all costs is transfats. So I wouldn’t worry about the coconut milk, and it’s tasty too! I have a wonderful curry recipe with tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and okay, also meat balls which you probably don’t eat, mixed with garlic and various spices. Anyway, I wouldn’t worry about the coconut milk!

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Red18 in reply to Mascha1900

Hi Mascha. I was just about the fat content and me having atherosclerosis. Thankyou so much for replying.

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Red18 in reply to Red18

I meant to type worried. Sorry

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sandybrown

I am sorry to say low fat milk has chemicals. May be full fat milk?

There is nothing wrong with coconut milk and coconut oil.

It is the new oils giving health problems.

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Red18

I think it was 68/1. To be honest i struggle to fully understand calcium scores. Thanks for replying

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Coconut milk is perfectly fine. Fat is not bad for your body especially if it comes from fruits and vegetables. Sugar, and sugar equivalents, simple and refined carbohydrates and processed, packaged foods cause damage (inflammation) to your endothelium which is how cardiovascular disease develops.

Stay with a whole-foods, plant-based diet, with small portions of animal protein and try to buy only organic produce and animal products (grass-fed, pasture raised).

Remember that exercise on a daily basis is also critical for good health. Walking at least 20 minutes with the goal to eventually get up to 60 minutes daily is best if you cannot get to a gym.

Watch this video:

youtu.be/K3ksKkCOgTw

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Red18

Hi sos007. Thankyou very much for replying. What a confusing mess! Firstly told saturated fats are to blame then sugar?? The more I do read up about sugar I do truly think that this is the demon. Everything has sugar added to it. One thing I do try and do now is read the ingredients on everything.

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CDreamer in reply to Red18

That’s really good practice - good rule of thumb is don’t buy if it has more than 5 ingredients &/or anything you don’t recognise as food.

There are SO many conflicting advices that my philosophy is keep it simple, keep it fresh and cook from scratch & keep it organic as much possible & don’t worry if you have the very occasional bit of what you fancy.

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Marz

Coconut oil contains MCT's - medium chain tri-glycerides. So you can look it up and read the positives.

Have you had your calcium levels checked ? Sometimes calcium can build up in the arteries - so taking VitK2-MK7 can direct calcium away from the arteries and into bones and teeth. Statins block the K2 in the body - Sigh ...

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Red18 in reply to Marz

Hi Marz. My calcium levels are 68/1. How high is that??

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Marz in reply to Red18

Are you in the UK ? Results are usually 2. something - followed by Adjusted calcium result.

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Red18 in reply to Marz

I am in the uk

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Marz in reply to Red18

So my comment above applies !

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JonathanH

Coconut oil is high in saturated fat but the story isn't all bad. This expert advice is to use sparingly: health.harvard.edu/staying-....

It appears that even reduced fat coconut milk contains more saturated fat than cow's milk. According to research, it appears that cardiovascular health is improved by replacing saturated fat with unsaturated fat. Use sparingly!

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Red18

Hi Londinium where can I watch this documentary 'sugar coated?' Thankyou

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Red18

Thankyou so much. Have a great day!

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Red18

Hi Londinium. Hope you enjoying this beautiful weather. Thankyou so very much for sending me those videos. Very valuable information. Very interesting indeed.

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