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A 32-year-old female asked:

Coconut has saturated fats that are good for you,right? do those fats(and the good fats in butter,too)raise blood sugar levels like other sat fats?

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Dr. Steven Warrenanswered

Family Medicine 11 years experience

No: the good fats are needed to make the body function well Usually unless some major health stresses these types of fat do not convert to sugars

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