This study because of its design has not been able to control for other external factors and is less stringent than a randomized controlled trial. However, this study has its merits of having a large sample population and high quality data. With the use of two measures of coconut oil intake, it has shown the importance of coconut oil on lipid measures. It is one of the few studies from the Philippines that support the beneficial effects of coconut oil use. Oil consumption was lower in the CLHNS sample compared to the country with 18% (26) than in other developed countries like the United States with 33% (27) yet the positive effects on