Is Coconut Oil Beneficial in Patients with Diabetes? Introduction Coconut oil has become very popular recently as one of the healthiest saturated oils on the market. It is unrefined, freshly pressed, stable at high temperature, and doesn’t become rancid easily. The propaganda against tropical oils like coconut oil started in the 1950s when the American food industry wanted to promote domestic, commercially made trans fats such as Crisco and vegetable oils. Eventually, it was proven...