I suppose the top expert to ask this question would be Dr. Bruce Fife, after all, he is the head of the Conconut Research Center.
Here’s the bio on Dr. Fife:
Dr. Bruce Fife is a naturopathic doctor and certified nutritionist, and is the director of the southern Colorado chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to nutritional education. He is currently the president of the Coconut Research Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public and the scientific community on the nutritional and health benefits of coconut oil. He has written numerous health and nutrition books, including The Coconut Oil Miracle, The Palm Oil Miracle, Coconut Lover’s Cookbook, Cooking with Coconut Flour: A Delicious Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Alternative to Wheat and Eat Fat, Look Thin. He resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
For more information, visit the Coconut Research Center at www.coconutresearchcenter.org.