Buttered Up: Disturbing New Facts About Movie Popcorn

I also want to provide some information here about coconut oil, lest it become the easy target of this nutrition-less story. Coconut oil is a saturated fat, but it’s one that has good health properties (medium chain triglycerides for easy absorption, lauric fatty acid, etc.) and can tolerate high heat, making it a better choice than a trans fat or an oil that shouldn’t be heated to higher temperatures. I prefer and recommend organic because then the health benefits aren’t reduced by the potential for pesticides. That said, coconut oil, like any saturated fat (and food in general), must be consumed with portion control in mind—60 grams of saturated fat is the issue here, not the use of coconut oil.