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by bduerst 1576 days ago
IIRC, that was more from the fact that coconut oil has zero linolenic acid, which is an essential metabolite. Coconut oil is still a huge calorie source for livestock, just that it's also mixed with soybean oil.

Basically, any combination of coconut oil in your diet that isn't 100% coconut oil will lead to calorie gain.