###Human: Are all saturated fats including coconut oil harmful for heart patients with plaque build up in arteries? ###Assistant: Hi. I understand your concern on the high-fat diet and follow the mentioned points below. Just to make it easy, we need some fat which is good and HDL (high-density lipoprotein) like almonds and walnuts are good as these are rich in omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. Similarly, the fat we have in coconut oil is different. The fat in the chicken can be removed by removing the skin, where as beef has inbuilt fat which cannot be removed easily hence we suggest to include fish and chicken avoiding beef. Considering fat, we miss out on other nutrients too, so it is advised to reduce the oil intake like healthy individuals can take half a liter of oil per month if you are two your cooking should be within 1 liter of oil only. Coconut oil is having saturated fat but it burns easily in high humidity areas. If we live in high humidity area it is better to include coconut oil to protect our joints and skin. If we leave apart from high humidity area it is better to use refined oil.