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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone explain why coconut oil is suddenly do popular?  Is it healthier than canola?[/quote]
I am mystified by this trend. Coconut oil is solid at room temps. How is it different from lard or butter?[/quote]
My DC is allergic to dairy and soy. You can use coconut oil in place of butter in recipes. Coconut oil does not contain cholesterol (since it is not an animal product like butter or lard) and is composed of medium-chain triglycerides (fatty acids). Plus, it tastes delicious!

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-chain_triglyceride 
MCTs passively diffuse from the GI tract to the portal system (longer fatty acids are absorbed into the lymphatic system) without requirement for modification like long-chain fatty acids or very-long-chain fatty acids. In addition, MCTs do not require bile salts for digestion. Patients that have malnutrition or malabsorption syndromes are treated with MCTs because they do not require energy for absorption, utilization, or storage.
Some studies have shown that MCTs can help in the process of excess calorie burning, and thus weight loss.[2][3][4][5][6][7] MCTs are also seen as promoting fat oxidation and reduced food intake.[8] 
Medium-chain triglycerides are generally considered a good biologically inert source of energy that the human body finds reasonably easy to metabolize. 
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