Re: Nitrosomine and coconut oil... ... ... ... ?

In terms of cognition I haven't either noticed anything, but I haven't gained weight, but as a hair and skin lotion it's super and also for whitening your teeth.

On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 11:42 PM, Gwern Branwen <gwern0@gmail.com> wrote:

On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Lou <lewis.grindle@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Has anyone had any luck with long-term use of...
>
> coconut oil?
>
> I know there was a discussion where people were considering consuming
> it for it's ketones which the brain uses as an alternate energy source
> to glucose.  I poo-pooed it at the time as probably being bad for the
> heart. Has anyone here had any negative or positive results from
> longterm use of it? What brand do you use?

I used it for a month or two - just eating and occasionally frying
eggs with it, none of Pontus's more unusual applications. Didn't
notice anything: http://www.gwern.net/Nootropics#coconut-oil

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