How Olive Oil Benefits Your Health

Did you know using olive oil in your diet may significantly decrease your risk of heart attack?  According to the Mayo Clinic, olive oil can lower your risk of heart disease by decreasing LDL cholesterol.  Furthermore, "According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), consuming about 2 tablespoons (23 grams) of olive oil a day may reduce your risk of heart disease.".

Back in 1958, a study called "The Seven Countries Study" was conducted by professor Ancel Keys.  Over a period of 10-years he studied the effects of diet and lifestyle on heart disease.  12,763 middle-aged men were selected from seven countries:   The U.S, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Yugoslavia, and Finland.

When the results of the study were analyzed, some staggering results were found.  In areas where vegetables, grains, fruits, and olive oil were consumed, the risk of heart disease was rare.  In fact, the island of Crete in Greece showed a risk of heart disease 30-times less than those individuals in the U.S.

He also discovered that those same individuals in Crete obtained 40% of their calories from fat.  The main difference here, though, is that those fat calories came from fish oil and olive oil.  Lifestyle also played an important part in the differences as people from the regions where heart disease was rare were also more physically active.  However, he concluded that diet was the most important factor.

So if you want to decrease your risk of heart disease, you may want to consider adding the benefit of olive oil to your diet.  Or better yet, find a supplement which contains an olive oil extract.  Why?  Consuming 23g of olive oil (as the FDA recommends) not only would increase your daily calorie intake quite a bit, but it would also be quite costly and may be difficult to consume.  Imagine drinking a couple tablespoons of olive oil.  Doesn't sound very pleasant.

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