There are various misconceptions regarding coconut, coconut oil and heart disease in Sri Lanka among laymen and doctors as a result of various newspaper articles and other publications on the subject. Sri Lankans who have been using coconut and coconut oil for over 1000 years are in a dilemma regarding the use of coconut in their daily diet. Everyone of us have cholesterol in our blood and all the organs such as the brain, kidney and liver. Cholesterol is essential for the functioning of all the cells in our body. Only men and animals have the power of manufacturing cholesterol most of which is produced in the liver. Plants do not have the capability of manufacturing cholesterol. So all oils of plant origin have no cholesterol. 70% of our cholesterol is manufactured in the liver and the rest is derived from our diet.
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