I Use Both Coconut Oil and Butter? Should I Worry About my Cholestrol?

[Mai72]

When I meal prep for the week, I like to cook my chicken breast using butter (1 TBSP) on the stove. It comes out so juicy. And I'll put (1 TBSP) of coconut oil on the chicken and freeze my meal. I'll make 6 dishes for the week. The coconut oil is great, because when the chicken gets warmed in the microwave it melts into the chicken. So, am I using too many fats? Should I substitute the butter for olive oil spray? I've used that in the past. The other reason I use butter is because it has a higher burn rate than olive oil. Thanks?

Oh, I also eat 2 bowls of oatmeal a day. Does the oatmeal cancel out the coconut oil and butter? I also eat one avacado, which is supposedly great for your heart.

 

[deadlyapp]

If you're only using 1Tbs of each I wouldn't worry about it. No oatmeal does not cancel out the fats you consume.

 

[snoopy7548]

You'll find out at your yearly physical.

I use butter and olive oil when cooking everything. Sauteeing green beans? Butter. Making an omelette? Butter. Making home fries? Olive oil and duck fat. Baked potato? Load it up with butter. My doctor is always amazed at how perfect my cholesterol and triglycerides are.

As long as you're not frying bacon sandwiches in butter with a side of pastrami, you should be OK...

 

[balloonshark]

Oatmeal can remove cholesterol. Not sure about that flavored instant crap in the packets though. Stick with quick, old fashioned or steel cut oats. I've been eating oats every morning since Oct. 2017.

 

[IronWing]

The cholesterol you eat does not pass through your intestinal lining into your bloodstream. Enjoy your butter. Just watch your calories vs exercise ratio and limit empty carbs.

 

[VirtualLarry]

You'll find out at your yearly physical.

I use butter and olive oil when cooking everything. Sauteeing green beans? Butter. Making an omelette? Butter. Making home fries? Olive oil and duck fat. Baked potato? Load it up with butter. My doctor is always amazed at how perfect my cholesterol and triglycerides are.

As long as you're not frying bacon sandwiches in butter with a side of pastrami, you should be OK...

I've read some recent articles, claiming that there is in fact very little correlation between dietary source of cholesterol and arterial cholesterol numbers. That Genetics plays a greater role, and exercise.

 

[CarlaFit]

When I meal prep for the week, I like to cook my chicken breast using butter (1 TBSP) on the stove. It comes out so juicy. And I'll put (1 TBSP) of coconut oil on the chicken and freeze my meal. I'll make 6 dishes for the week. The coconut oil is great, because when the chicken gets warmed in the microwave it melts into the chicken. So, am I using too many fats? Should I substitute the butter for olive oil spray? I've used that in the past. The other reason I use butter is because it has a higher burn rate than olive oil. Thanks?

Oh, I also eat 2 bowls of oatmeal a day. Does the oatmeal cancel out the coconut oil and butter? I also eat one avacado, which is supposedly great for your heart.

You want to know a secret? You know I don't see anything wrong on how you cook or what you eat, or what you put on your food. It is all about dedication. Would you believe me that I can eat everything I want without gaining any weight?

 

[Muse]

You'll find out at your yearly physical.

Yeah, you know, if your lipid panel portion of your blood test doesn't show you as having a problem, I guess you don't. If it does, then cut back on stuff that causes the problem. I did that and it worked. I think exercise helped too, but I give most of the credit to dietary adjustments. I cut out the butter and cut back on the eggs, mainly.

 

[mike8675309]

When I meal prep for the week, I like to cook my chicken breast using butter (1 TBSP) on the stove. It comes out so juicy. And I'll put (1 TBSP) of coconut oil on the chicken and freeze my meal. I'll make 6 dishes for the week. The coconut oil is great, because when the chicken gets warmed in the microwave it melts into the chicken. So, am I using too many fats? Should I substitute the butter for olive oil spray? I've used that in the past. The other reason I use butter is because it has a higher burn rate than olive oil. Thanks? Oh, I also eat 2 bowls of oatmeal a day. Does the oatmeal cancel out the coconut oil and butter? I also eat one avacado, which is supposedly great for your heart.

If you are worried about cholesterol, your chicken is going to give you more than any butter or oil you add to it.

I've read some recent articles, claiming that there is in fact very little correlation between the dietary source of cholesterol and arterial cholesterol numbers. That Genetics plays a greater role, and exercise.

There are numerous articles that claim that, yet the science is clear. dietary cholesterol can have a direct impact on serum cholesterol levels up until a point. Our body has the ability to regulate cholesterol (it can make all that it ever needs, it never needs to take any in via diet but for those with genetic anomalies) and will start dumping it out if it reaches higher levels. Some people genetically will have higher cholesterol than others as their regulation system doesn't function correctly. Yet everyone is affected by dietary cholesterol, and less "extra" cholesterol is better than more. Generally, the recommendation is to have your total serum cholesterol below 150mg/dl. Below that number, your statistical risk of heart disease is zero. Above that number your statistical risk of heart disease is non-zero and the risk increases with increases in that value.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0002870395903690?via=ihub

https://www.ajconline.org/article/S0002-9149(10)01954-5/fulltext