Professor Frits Muskiet
European expert on dietary fats, HLN
Palm and coconut oil and cocoa butter . These are saturated fats that the body needs. In fact, the human body makes them itself. There are even studies showing that coconut oils protect against diabetes and are widely known to convert metabolism into energy quickly. Cocoa butter is even required as an ingredient in some countries to call it real chocolate, and palm oil is touted by various specialists as a natural antioxidant.