Circulation March 2020 PMID 31928069

Coconut Oil and Heart Health: Fact or Fiction?

Frank M Sacks

Mentions

98
Peak: 13 in Mar 2021
across 5 sources since Jan 2020

Extended reach

812,651
potential audience

Total likes

12,917

Video views

212,262

Mentions per month

Jan 2020 – Oct 2025

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter54 posts
  • News34 articles
  • Facebook5 posts
  • YouTube3 videos
  • Blogs2 articles

AI synopsis

What people are saying

The discussions overall reflect a high level of interest and engagement, as posts cite scientific reviews, meta-analyses, and expert opinions, such as comments about increased LDL levels associated with coconut oil and references to authoritative sources like the American Heart Association. Words like 'long considered' and phrases like 'dangers' and 'correlation not causation' convey skepticism and a critical tone that shape the moderate impact of this debate.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions challenge or question claims that coconut oil is heart-healthy, indicating some disagreement with popular perceptions.

InterestHigh interest

The topic of coconut oil and heart health appears highly engaging, with many posts referencing scientific studies, opinion pieces, and public health comments.

EngagementHigh engagement

Multiple posts criticize or discuss scientific evidence, meta-analyses, and health recommendations, showing deep engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions have a moderate impact, as they influence perceptions about dietary fats and encourage re-evaluation of common beliefs but do not drastically change policy or behavior yet.

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
Yo Nutricionista
@nutricionjavier · X

que biológicamente actua como un ácido graso saturado de cadena larga y pasa a formar parte de los quilomicrones. Es decir, mayor triglicéridos en sangre, mayor depósito de grasas en el tejido adiposo, mayor riesgo aterosclerótico. https://t.co/dIbEbWpDnf https://t.co/Vy1i1Tj3nv

May 24, 2023 · 120 likes · 5 shares · 66,958 followers View post →
Gil Carvalho MD PhD
@NutritionMadeS3 · X

once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged from changes in HDL- cholesterol” HDL-c offers no CV protection https://t.co/YSRghNfLFv

Mar 21, 2021 · 43 likes · 13 shares · 27,813 followers View post →
Circulation
@CircAHA · X

#Editorial: Coconut Oil and Heart Health: Fact or Fiction? #AHAJournals https://t.co/wa9sziZsrK

Mar 9, 2020 · 7 likes · 5 shares · 77,367 followers View post →
Herbé
@her_bex · X

@sugi_kint @Clemalysse @AlbinEien l'huile de coco a été longtemps à tord considérée comme saine. Ces dernières années de nombreux articles dispo sur la American Heart Association démontrent ses dangers. De surcroit, ce n'est pas un produit local... ==> pollution https://t.co/2QhnxBpQYL

Apr 28, 2022 · 6 likes · 445 followers View post →
Agingdoc
@agingdoc1 · X

Coconut Oil and Heart Health Fact or Fiction? (Commentary) https://t.co/G9WqBHpl4H @CircAHA

Mar 31, 2023 · 4 likes · 41,414 followers View post →
John P Erwin III MD MBA MACC (#BigPoppy )
@HeartOTXHeartMD · X

#CoconutOil & #HeartHealth : “Ads give the impression that purportedly beneficial constituents other than saturated fat compensate for its adverse effects on #LDL . Yet, controlled trials in humans are not available that support beneficial actions” https://t.co/DGv0BQ6TgR

Mar 10, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 39,653 followers View post →

All mentions

ac2r3ad
@ac2r3ad · X

@magnoamable https://t.co/b9ak3shXUF

May 8, 2025 · 2 likes · 106 followers View post →
Art Óenfer
@std_launder · X

@EfiSemizoglu @drozcanyucel https://t.co/xgNFu9nI2c

Nov 5, 2024 · 186 followers View post →
Pretense
@RealMagaSupport · X

@ScienceGuy2718 @NaturallyFTW https://t.co/f3xDzhzu47

Aug 13, 2024 · 1 like · 79 followers View post →
MacroFour
@MacroFour · X

@deportriggers @AaronLepeska "Coconut consumption doesn't correlate heart disease though." Correlation is not causation & it is not what the AHA says about it. Are they perhaps wrong about this & saturated fat in general? https://t.co/qAgt4NzZX2

Apr 19, 2024 · 6,067 followers View post →
romina
@Rominaaq7 · X

RT @nutricionjavier: que biológicamente actua como un ácido graso saturado de cadena larga y pasa a formar parte de los quilomicrones. Es d…

May 25, 2023 · 5 shares · 177 followers View post →
fausto heredia z.
@drfherediaz · X

RT @nutricionjavier: que biológicamente actua como un ácido graso saturado de cadena larga y pasa a formar parte de los quilomicrones. Es d…

May 25, 2023 · 5 shares · 4,353 followers View post →
Ricardo Zúñiga Nutricionista - Dietista
@nutrideliveryec · X

RT @nutricionjavier: que biológicamente actua como un ácido graso saturado de cadena larga y pasa a formar parte de los quilomicrones. Es d…

May 24, 2023 · 5 shares · 146 followers View post →
Dani Reyes Olavarría
@Daniitota · X

RT @nutricionjavier: que biológicamente actua como un ácido graso saturado de cadena larga y pasa a formar parte de los quilomicrones. Es d…

May 24, 2023 · 5 shares · 467 followers View post →
Yo Nutricionista
@nutricionjavier · X

que biológicamente actua como un ácido graso saturado de cadena larga y pasa a formar parte de los quilomicrones. Es decir, mayor triglicéridos en sangre, mayor depósito de grasas en el tejido adiposo, mayor riesgo aterosclerótico. https://t.co/dIbEbWpDnf https://t.co/Vy1i1Tj3nv

May 24, 2023 · 120 likes · 5 shares · 66,958 followers View post →
Agingdoc
@agingdoc1 · X

Coconut Oil and Heart Health Fact or Fiction? (Commentary) https://t.co/G9WqBHpl4H @CircAHA

Mar 31, 2023 · 4 likes · 41,414 followers View post →
Vidua
@GregVidua · X

@bobik314 @a_bazydloMD Wpływ ApoB na ryzyko chorób serca, stanowisko: https://t.co/c1liiSpU0L Co się dzieje jak farmakologicznie obniżymy czyjś cholesterol, metaanaliza: https://t.co/I0eHXYmp5U O tłuszczach nasyconych, i o tym że HDL wcale nie chroni przed wysokim LDL: https://t.co/epN4HBrF1G

Sep 1, 2022 · 3 likes · 434 followers View post →
(((GPP)))
@Gregory443000 · X

https://t.co/9hoyvIshYg

Jul 20, 2022 · 1 like · 340 followers View post →
(((GPP)))
@Gregory443000 · X

@LoriShemek @Tksrajan https://t.co/7PqdJ3sL4w

Jul 19, 2022 · 1 like · 340 followers View post →
Herbé
@her_bex · X

@sugi_kint @Clemalysse @AlbinEien l'huile de coco a été longtemps à tord considérée comme saine. Ces dernières années de nombreux articles dispo sur la American Heart Association démontrent ses dangers. De surcroit, ce n'est pas un produit local... ==> pollution https://t.co/2QhnxBpQYL

Apr 28, 2022 · 6 likes · 445 followers View post →
dra fermdo
@fernandamdo · X

@soyzarasmani A la American Heart Association

Mar 30, 2022 · 1 like · 41,898 followers View post →
endocrinorosero
@endocrinorosero · X

@oscargruber holaaaa por favor un video de youtube NO es referencia científica

Feb 24, 2022 · 159,619 followers View post →
Jimmy
@JimmyJones1972 · X

@mustbeasleep @MrsFinkelstein1 @offshorebella lol. You need to do some reading. Ivermectin was used for 6 years in vet medicine before it was approved for humans. Coconut oil raises both ldl and hdl. https://t.co/n6sLglAY8p. https://t.co/1cgrBaky7t.

Feb 2, 2022 · 4 followers View post →
JOVIT MOYA
@moya_jovit · X

@weebong01 https://t.co/qrCZ7SDaxg

Dec 8, 2021 · 1 like · 32,437 followers View post →
Guy Ask Few
@Guy4skFew · X

Coconut Oil and Heart Health https://t.co/g3cxNXWdPm

Oct 7, 2021 · 141 followers View post →
lilikoide
@lili_pl · X

@EJHGDesigner @tamairycabrera https://t.co/Ev1RprF5zg

Sep 7, 2021 · 1 like · 1,894 followers View post →
Impiety
@NoHolyScripture · X

@SteveTiger999 @kaimatai I share that concern ... https://t.co/M4Mn33BSVg

Jul 31, 2021 · 1 like · 42,962 followers View post →
Bhopender Thakur
@TheBhupiThakur · X

RT @NutritionMadeS3: once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged f…

May 3, 2021 · 13 shares · 1,368 followers View post →
Levi W Evans, PhD, NDTR
@DrLeviJeans · X

RT @NutritionMadeS3: once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged f…

Mar 22, 2021 · 13 shares · 142 followers View post →
Fusion Prog Guy @ fusionprogguy.bsky.social
@FusionProgGuy · X

RT @NutritionMadeS3: once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged f…

Mar 21, 2021 · 13 shares · 1,578 followers View post →
John P. Sosa, M.D., DipABLM
@jsosamd · X

RT @NutritionMadeS3: once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged f…

Mar 21, 2021 · 13 shares · 343 followers View post →
Magnus
@Offense74 · X

RT @NutritionMadeS3: once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged f…

Mar 21, 2021 · 13 shares · 167 followers View post →
Evan Allen
@EAllen0417 · X

RT @NutritionMadeS3: once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged f…

Mar 21, 2021 · 13 shares · 2,805 followers View post →
Alyssa Haberman
@AlyssaRDN · X

RT @NutritionMadeS3: once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged f…

Mar 21, 2021 · 13 shares · 968 followers View post →
Pathik Joshi
@pathikj80 · X

RT @NutritionMadeS3: once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged f…

Mar 21, 2021 · 13 shares · 3,132 followers View post →
Bhopender Thakur
@TheBhupiThakur · X

RT @NutritionMadeS3: once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged f…

Mar 21, 2021 · 13 shares · 1,368 followers View post →
Redztruthseeker - Aarush
@RedzTruthSeeker · X

RT @NutritionMadeS3: once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged f…

Mar 21, 2021 · 13 shares · 34 followers View post →
galaxysplain
@galaxysplain · X

RT @NutritionMadeS3: once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged f…

Mar 21, 2021 · 13 shares · 490 followers View post →
Robin
@rowforfun · X

RT @NutritionMadeS3: once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged f…

Mar 21, 2021 · 13 shares · 1,162 followers View post →
Pissed Off PT
@PissedOff_PT · X

RT @NutritionMadeS3: once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged f…

Mar 21, 2021 · 13 shares · 1,253 followers View post →
Gil Carvalho MD PhD
@NutritionMadeS3 · X

once again for the people in the back “the effects on cardiovascular disease of foods or nutrients cannot be judged from changes in HDL- cholesterol” HDL-c offers no CV protection https://t.co/YSRghNfLFv

Mar 21, 2021 · 43 likes · 13 shares · 27,813 followers View post →
Andre Bezerra
@andrebez · X

Coconut Oil and Heart Health https://t.co/Z9HSaWT3QK

Jan 9, 2021 · 3,185 followers View post →
IMMS Journal
@IMMSJournal · X

RT @IMMSJournal: Coconut Oil and Heart Health: Fact or Fiction? #coconut #heart https://t.co/yC55QOnI5r

Nov 11, 2020 · 1 share · 5 followers View post →
IMMS Journal
@IMMSJournal · X

Coconut Oil and Heart Health: Fact or Fiction? #coconut #heart https://t.co/yC55QOnI5r

Oct 6, 2020 · 1 share · 5 followers View post →
Dr DN Cabral
@DrDNCabral · X

Coconut Oil and Heart Health: Fact or Fiction? https://t.co/aMyU5ZQWZq

Jul 18, 2020 · 167 followers View post →
Euri Rivas
@euri_rivas · X

RT @mencardio: Coconut Oil and Heart Health | Circulation https://t.co/xWBckV9xgR

Mar 17, 2020 · 2 shares · 48 followers View post →
Edgar J. Carta E.
@Ecarta2001 · X

RT @mencardio: Coconut Oil and Heart Health | Circulation https://t.co/xWBckV9xgR

Mar 17, 2020 · 2 shares · 96 followers View post →
Ivan Mendoza
@mencardio · X

Coconut Oil and Heart Health | Circulation https://t.co/xWBckV9xgR

Mar 16, 2020 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 7,255 followers View post →
Shinya Goto
@sgoto4 · X

RT @CircAHA: #Editorial: Coconut Oil and Heart Health: Fact or Fiction? #AHAJournals https://t.co/wa9sziZsrK

Mar 11, 2020 · 5 shares · 323 followers View post →
Circulation 日本版
@Circulation_nih · X

RT @CircAHA: #Editorial: Coconut Oil and Heart Health: Fact or Fiction? #AHAJournals https://t.co/wa9sziZsrK

Mar 11, 2020 · 5 shares · 345 followers View post →
JAMACardiolJapan
@JamaJapan · X

RT @CircAHA: #Editorial: Coconut Oil and Heart Health: Fact or Fiction? #AHAJournals https://t.co/wa9sziZsrK

Mar 10, 2020 · 5 shares · 35 followers View post →
Khalid Minhas, MD FACC
@minhaskh · X

RT @HeartOTXHeartMD: #CoconutOil & #HeartHealth : “Ads give the impression that purportedly beneficial constituents other than saturated fa…

Mar 10, 2020 · 1 share · 11,355 followers View post →
John P Erwin III MD MBA MACC (#BigPoppy )
@HeartOTXHeartMD · X

#CoconutOil & #HeartHealth : “Ads give the impression that purportedly beneficial constituents other than saturated fat compensate for its adverse effects on #LDL . Yet, controlled trials in humans are not available that support beneficial actions” https://t.co/DGv0BQ6TgR

Mar 10, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 39,653 followers View post →
Joseph hill
@josephahill · X

RT @CircAHA: #Editorial: Coconut Oil and Heart Health: Fact or Fiction? #AHAJournals https://t.co/wa9sziZsrK

Mar 9, 2020 · 5 shares · 2,420 followers View post →
Circulation
@CircAHA · X

#Editorial: Coconut Oil and Heart Health: Fact or Fiction? #AHAJournals https://t.co/wa9sziZsrK

Mar 9, 2020 · 7 likes · 5 shares · 77,367 followers View post →
Atsushi Mizuno, MD, PhD, MBA, MHCI
@AtsushiMizuno3 · X

"In culinary practice, coconut oil should not be used as a regular cooking oil although it can be used sparingly for flavor or texture." Coconut oil !! https://t.co/9r6Md0G5J2

Jan 31, 2020 · 782 followers View post →
ZahcM
@ZahcM · X

Absurd

Jan 19, 2020 · 1 like · 1,917 followers View post →
JR
@arjendre · X

@EAllen0417 https://t.co/mOpZdT34kv

Jan 17, 2020 · 1 like · 1,368 followers View post →
Deirdre Tobias, ScD
@deirdre_tobias · X

Meta-analysis demonstrates increased LDL for coconut vs. other veg oils. Commentary by Dr. Frank Sacks also worth the read: https://t.co/FIbExAL3qQ https://t.co/syu83wDq0N

Jan 15, 2020 · 2 likes · 9,612 followers View post →
Dr L Boominathan PhD
@DrLBoominathan · X

Coconut Oil and Heart Health: Fact or Fiction? | Circulation https://t.co/xYemDdIZba

Jan 14, 2020 · 878 followers View post →