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VIDEO: Harvard professor calls coconut oil 'pure poison'
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  • August 24, 2018

Harvard professor calls coconut oil 'pure poison'

In the aftermath of a scathing speech from a Harvard professor that slammed it as one of the "worst" foods to eat, Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses how healthy coconut oil actually is.

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