Health Benefits : Olive Oil

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For years now, nutritionist have been telling us that the more highly polyunsaturated fats are better for our health.
This put olive oil, a monounsaturated fat, way down the list.
Olive oil is a marvelous food-medicine.
The antioxidant value of olive oil would be enough in itself to account for the protective effect on the heart.

Two recent studies have shown that on diets rich in olive oil, marks fall in the blood cholesterol.


In traditional folk medicine, olive oil has always been recommended for liver problems.
One course prescribes a spoonful taken first thing in the morning, to which a little lemon juice may be added.

Research shows that while all fats stimulate the gall bladder to secrete bile, which emulsifies fats for digestion, the bile promoting effect of olive oil is both more intense and longer lasting.


If you can possibly afford it, always choose extra virgin olive oil.
In this mechanically produced oil, untainted by chemicals, the vital antioxidants are preserved to give the oil maximum biological value.
Because of this high antioxidant factor, olive oil is now considered to have a protective effect against other maladies in which free radical activity is implicated, among them cancer, arthritis, premature senility and cardiovascular disease.