Coconut has been a staple of the diet of people in Thailand and other island nations for centuries. They consume the milk, cook with coconut oils, and eat the flesh of the coconut itself. However, those nations do not have the anticipated high rates of heart disease high cholesterol. Studies have been done but anecdotal evidence is the most compelling.

What some people call coconut cholesterol refers to the body's potential reaction to the saturated fat in the food. Cholesterol is found only in animal cells, humans included. The human body creates all the cholesterol the body needs. People do not need to consume cholesterol for better health.