Coconut oil is 'pure poison', claims Harvard professor
Harvard professor Karin Michels has said coconut oil is "pure poison", adding it's "one of the worst things you can eat". Michels based her warning on its 86% saturated fat content, known to raise bad cholesterol levels and the risk of cardiovascular disease. The lecture, "Coconut oil and other nutritional errors", in German, has garnered over a million YouTube views.