A review of the evidence on the effects of coconut oil on weight loss and belly fat. Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org's free e-newsletter and receive a recipe from Dr. Greger's brand-new cookbook, The How Not to Diet Cookbook: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ Have you heard that there was something special about those medium chain fatty acids, though? Check out What About Coconuts, Coconut Milk, and Coconut Oil MCTs? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/What-About-Coconuts-Coconut-Milk-and-Coconut-Oil-MCTs). What about the bump in good cholesterol? Got a video on that too! Coconut Oil and the Boost in HDL “Good” Cholesterol (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/coconut-oil-and-the-boost-in-hdl-good-cholesterol). Other coconut oil videos include: • Does Coconut Oil Cure Alzheimer’s? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-coconut-oil-cure-alzheimers/) • Does Coconut Oil Clog Arteries? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-coconut-oil-clog-arteries/) • Eczema Treatment with Coconut Oil, Mineral Oil, vs. Vaseline (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Eczema-Treatment-with-Coconut-Oil-Mineral-Oil-vs-Vaseline) What can really help with weight loss? Eating More to Weigh Less (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/eating-more-to-weigh-less) Paleopoo: What We Can Learn from Fossilized Feces (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/paleopoo-what-we-can-learn-from-fossilized-feces) The Role of Diet vs. Exercise in the Obesity Epidemic (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-role-of-diet-vs-exercise-in-the-obesity-epidemic/) Eat More Calories in the Morning to Lose Weight (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/eat-more-calories-in-the-morning-to-lose-weight/) Cut the Calorie-Rich-And-Processed Foods (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/cut-the-calorie-rich-and-processed-foods/) Evidence-Based Weight Loss – Live Presentation (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/evidence-based-weight-loss-live-presentation/) Weight loss is also the subject of my book, How Not to Diet (all proceeds from my books are donataed to charity). (https://nutritionfacts.org/how-not-to-diet/) Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flashback-friday-coconut-oil-and-abdominal-fat and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flashback-friday-coconut-oil-and-abdominal-fat. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. If you’d rather watch these videos on YouTube, subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nutritionfactsorg Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages. To find yours, click on the settings wheel on the lower-right of the video and then "Subtitles/CC." Do you have feedback about the translations in this video? Please share it here along with the title of the video and language: https://nutritionfacts.zendesk.com/hc/requests/new To view the subtitles in transcript format, click on the ellipsis button below the video, choose "Open transcript", and select the language you'd like to view them in. Image credit: greekfood-tamystika / Pixabay https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org

While epidemics of chronic disease are currently by far our leading causes of death, global warming is considered a looming public health threat. How can we eat to combat dietary diseases and greenhouse gas emissions at the same time? Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org's free e-newsletter and receive a recipe from Dr. Greger's brand-new cookbook, The How Not to Diet Cookbook: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ There are tons of articles on diet and sustainability. Someone should start a SustainabilityFacts.org! It’s such an important topic that I figure I’ll review the new science maybe once every year or two. Let me know in the comments if you’d like more (or less!). When the USDA entered these waters, the meat industry appeared to freak out (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/no-meatless-mondays-at-the-usda/?_r=0). And the Dietary Guidelines debate (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/02/19/eating-a-lot-of-meat-is-hurting-the-environment-and-you-should-stop-top-u-s-nutritional-panel-says/) continues. What about just cutting down on meat in terms of health impacts? See my video Do Flexitarians Live Longer? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-flexitarians-live-longer/) What are the health and food safety consequences of buying organic? See my 5-part video series: • Are Organic Foods More Nutritious? (http://nutrititionfacts.org/video/Are-Organic-Foods-More-Nutritious) • Are Organic Foods Safer? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-organic-foods-safer) • How to Make Your Own Fruit and Vegetable Wash (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/How-to-make-your-own-fruit-and-vegetable-wash) • Are Organic Foods Healthier? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Are-Organic-Foods-Healthier) • Are the Benefits of Organic Food Underrated or Overrated? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-the-benefits-of-organic-food-underrated-or-overrated) What about GMOs? See: • Are GMOs Safe? The Case of BT Corn (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-gmos-safe-the-case-of-bt-corn) • Are GMOs Safe? The Case of Roundup Ready Soy (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-gmos-safe-the-case-of-roundup-ready-soy) • Is Monsanto’s Roundup Pesticide Glyphosate Safe? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-monsantos-roundup-pesticide-glyphosate-safe) • GMO Soy and Breast Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/gmo-soy-and-breast-cancer) Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/diet-and-climate-change-cooking-up-a-storm and he'll try to answer it! Image Credit: Christmas via Flickr. https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org