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20 Sep 2021

Dr Greger

Coconut-related articles: Saturated Fats in Coconuts — Coconuts In Indian Diet — Coconuts — Coconut Oil — Coconut Milk — Coconut Water

Coconut water is healthy! But the two videos by Dr Greger are not about coconut water's health benefits. They shed light on something else!

Articles by Dr Greger:

(2022) Water vs. Coconut Water vs Sports Drinks for Athletes

Videos by Dr Greger:

(2021) Coconut Water and Depression

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "What is the science behind the marketing of foods for antidepressant effects?"

(2018) Coconut Water for Athletic Performance vs Sports Drinks

(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger explains that it doesn't matter if we drink water or coconut water or sports drinks — all are equally effective! In other words, neither coconut water nor sports drinks were found to be more effective than plain water.

Dr Esselstyn

Surprisingly, Dr Esselstyn discourages coconut water! Even though coconut water is not a high fat food, it does have some fats. Saturated fats are 8% of total calories and Dr Esselstyn encourages us to diligently cut down our total saturated fat intake:

Coconut water is 8% saturated fat and about 50% sugar. So save your money and don’t use it.

Coconut Water (Esselstyn FAQ)

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