A member asked:

If i eat organic extra virgin unrefined coconut oil, and my cholesterol stays perfect, even though im eating sat fats, is my risk of heart disease big?

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Insufficient info: Risk of heart disease depends on heredity, weight, smoking, diabetes, exercise, lipid levels and more. It would be prudent to consult your doctor for an evaluation of all these issues. It would be good to avoid saturated fats.

Answered 12/21/2013

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Depends: One's cardiac risk is dependent on multiple factors. These include high serum lipid (cholesterol, LDL etc) , low hdl, lack of regular exercise, hypertension, and high fat diet ). Genetics is a huge factor. A high fat diet increases the risk for colon cancer and you should eat more healthily and exercise regularly . 1/2 of all heart attacks occur in people with normal cholesterol level.

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