Coconut Websites and Online Articles

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Websites

Coconut Research Center – An excellent site with many excellent information and links about coconut.
Coconut-Info website – loaded with great information. This is where you can order Virgin Coconut Oil.

Best Single Summary: Coconut: In Support of Good Health in the 21st Century by Mary G. Enig, Ph.D., F.A.C.N. – The most comprehensive article online: it was 21 pages on my printer, 9 pages of which were scientific references. If you read nothing else, read this!
Cholesterol and Coconut – An good summary article, found on the Temple of Thai online Thai grocery store.
For Thais, palm oil always has been a good thing – by Olivia Wu, in the San Francisco Chronicle. Includes information from Kasma and a picture of her.
Coconut Oil – by Ray Peat, Ph.D

Coconut Oil Miracle by Bruce Fife, N.D. Piccadilly Books, Ltd, Piccadilly Books, Colorado Springs, CO, 2000, ISBN 0-941599-51-5.
Know Your Fats: The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol by Mary G. Enig, Ph.D. Originally published 2000. – Your best bet for comprehensive information on the whole coconut oil/fat issue.
Nourishing Traditions , by Sally Fallon with Mary G. Enig, Ph.D. NewTrends Publishing, revised edition October 1999, ISBN 0967089727 – Loaded with interesting information on all aspects of nutrition. Actually a cookbook with nutritional information. A fun read.