Coconut oil is seeing a serious surge in popularity, and not just because it makes everything taste uber-tropical. The oil, extracted from the flesh of a coconut, is rumored to boost dieters' ...

Coconut oil has been marketed as a miraculous superfood that can improve heart health, boost metabolism, and provide countless other benefits, but the scientific evidence tells a dramatically ...

While many wellness fads come and go, some just, well, stick. Case in point: coconut oil. Following a steep, rocket-esque rise in popularity a few years ago, the so-called superfood has solidified a ...

Coconut oil's champions say it works as a treatment against everything from Alzheimer’s disease to thyroid issues. But a German epidemiologist is shaking up coconut oil lovers in a recent YouTube ...

Good news, rice lovers: your favorite grain is about to get a whole lot healthier. A new study out of the College of Chemical Sciences in Colombo, Sri Lanka found that cooking rice in a certain way ...

Markham Heid is a contributor at TIME. He is the author of The Habit Trap, due out in early 2027. Danny Kim for TIME As health-conscious eaters have embraced dietary fat, coconut oil’s stock has ...

Coconut oil provides medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) that may have some health benefits. However, it is high in calories and saturated fat, and not all of its perceived benefits have been backed by ...

Cooking oils are naturally high in fat, an important macronutrient that provides us with long-lasting energy, helps the body absorb vitamins, and supports heart and brain health. Given their high fat ...

A lecture by a Harvard professor calling coconut oil "pure poison" has gone viral on YouTube, nearing 1 million views on Wednesday. In a talk titled "Coconut oil and other nutritional errors," Karin ...

Trendy foods come and go, but coconut oil, well, it’s stuck around. Now that everyone’s obsessed with tossing it in their stir fries, adding it to baked goods, stirring a dollop into their coffee, and ...