Coconut Oil: A heart-healthy fat?

Wendy M. Gans and Gail P. A. Kauwell

Release Date: 9/30/2024

Family and Consumer Sciences

Abstract

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. Published by Nutrition and Food Systems

About this Publication

This document is FSHN17-1, one of a series of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2017. Revised June 2020 and June 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Wendy M. Gans, former dietetic intern; and Gail P. A. Kauwell, professor emeritus; Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Gail P. Kauwell

professor & distinguished teaching scholar emeritus, former MS-DI program director, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL

Contacts

Wendy Dahl

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University of Florida

professor and Extension specialist, UF/IFAS Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition