It says these findings cannot be applied to the “typical western diet” the typical western diet is horrible so I hope no one on here falls into that category that it can’t be applied to... Not seeing anything to sway me away from coconut so please point it out if I’m missing something significant
They are talking about observational evidence which is data from non-experimental trials. For example lets say I follow the lifestyle/health-outcomes of individuals who consume coconut oil vs. those that don't over 20yrs.
If we find that those who consume coconut oil display outcomes that are not bad (i.e., adverse cardiovascular outcomes) unfortunately we can't explicitly say that it is the coconut oil that is "causing" these differences. This is because there are many other factors that may be causing these difference.
Basically the strongest evidence comes from experimental trials where we randomly assign one group to consume coconut oil and another to consume something else (or nothing).
it appears that the strong evidence suggests that we shouldn't be swayed to believe that coconut oil is healthy or better than cis unsaturated fats which is what appears to be a healthier choice.