I'm a big believer in coconut oil--without a doubt one of the healthiest oils you can eat/drink/cook with. Aside from being anti-bacterial and anti-fungal it promotes good health all around, and being saturated, promotes weight loss. (That's the only problem I have with olive oil and the reason I'm going easy on it until I'm at my goal weight.)

Be careful, though--the coconut oil you are likely to encounter at the store has probably been heat treated which nullifies much of the health benefit. There are several available online that are minimally processed--the one I like is Tropical Traditions. It's not cheap, but they often have sales, and the stuff tends to last a long time.

Below is the URL for Dr. Mercola's site where he discusses coconut oil and provides a link for this particular brand.

http://www.mercola.com/2001/mar/24/coconut_oil.htm

Howard