Coconut industry going round its second beating Written by Dr Harold Gunatillake FRCS, FICS, FIACS, MB,BS, AM (Sing)-health writer   The first beating occurred during the late fifties when Ansell Key from Pennsylvania concocted data on the death from coronary heart disease and fat consumption from 22 countries, but he selected 7 countries which supported his theory that animal fat was the main cause of coronary heart disease Coconut oil prior to 1980 was popular in North American kitchens for hot food preparations, baking cookies and making fabulous pie crusts. About the same period North American vegetable oil producers envied the huge business and started condemning all saturated fats by applying faulty science, the Corn Products Company and American Soybean Association started negative public campaigns aimed at brainwashing the general public and the fast food industry in to thinking polyunsaturated oils were a better choice for frying. Corn oil and ...