Reasons to Add Olive Oil to Your Diet!

[Myles B. Astor]

11 Proven Benefits of Olive Oil (No. 5 Can Save Lives)

[socfan12]

My wife was saying something similar to me the other day, saying some stat on how Greeks live longer or healthier because of their diet, which includes healthy doses of olive oil.

[MDP]

My wife was saying something similar to me the other day, saying some stat on how Greeks live longer or healthier because of their diet, which includes healthy doses of olive oil.

I cook with olive oil almost exclusively, very heart healthy....and very tasty !

[CPP]

Love using extra virgin olive oil which is high in polyphenol antioxidants. One tip is to look for olive oils that indicate a “harvest date” within the last year, or with at least a year to go before its “best by” date. We try to only buy what we will use in 1-2 months as extra Virgin will loose it effectiveness of those polyphenol antioxidants if left setting around for months on end.

[rbbert]

I cook with olive oil almost exclusively, very heart healthy....and very tasty !

What does heat, as in cooking with, do to the presumed health benefits of olive oil?

[Myles B. Astor]

What does heat, as in cooking with, do to the presumed health benefits of olive oil?

Good question. It was thought that high heat broke down olive oil; a recent study, however, proved that a myth. So you can use olive oil to sauté as well as to use on your salad or drizzle on your tapas.

[MDP]

I'm no scientist, but since I made the switch years ago my cholesterol improved pretty dramatically. So there must be something to it.
I also dress hot steamed veggies with it instead of butter, it coats so well that you really don't need much. I use a more expensive oil for that.
Believe it or not, it even tastes great on fresh sweet corn.

[Myles B. Astor]

While it's the topic of another thread, butter (as well as red meat) aren't the ogres they've been made out to be.

[wisnon]

While it's the topic of another thread, butter (as well as red meat) aren't the ogres they've been made out to be.

Thank you (and the less processed the better)…and for (high heat) cooking the much maligned COCONUT oil is the champ.
There is too much nutritional misinfo out there….but people need to learn that they must take responsibility for finding out for themselves. Reliance on outside authority when its your own well being in play may not be the best prescription...

[Mikado463]

keep using it boys and girls for the nations largest importer and bottler of olive oil is one of our biggest customers on one of our railroads in Upstate NY. We bring via tank car around 2,000,000 gallons of edible oil every month !

[rbbert]

I wasn't aware that coconut oil is "much maligned". In fact I thought it was this decade's trendy food?

[Myles B. Astor]

I wasn't aware that coconut oil is "much maligned". In fact I thought it was this decade's trendy food?

Yes hardly. It's basically a MCT and they've been around forever.

But it actually might be productive to stay OT. Let's start a new thread about coconut oil if wanted.

[bzr]

My wife swears by olive oil on her skin as a moisteriser. We have had extra virgin in the house for decades.

[Mikado463]

We have had extra virgin in the house for decades.

Wow ………. that takes celibacy to a new level !

[rbbert]

So here's an interesting analysis. You might also want to use some of the links on this page for more specific and extended discussion of some of the assertions

https://eatingrules.com/cooking-oil-comparison-chart/

Coconut oil isn't too popular here

[wisnon]

Its a nonsense chart, but carry on.

[Myles B. Astor]

Its a nonsense chart, but carry on.

While the chart is confusing, this summarizes things fairly well. I might add a few things but one can't go wrong followowing these points:

The Handy Dandy Cooking Oil Comparison Chart | Small Bites

Especially if you believe the processing of seed oils leads to their degradation or the useless addition of antioxidants like Vit. E to prevent rancification of the oils. In fact, Paleo people really don't believe in seed oils at all because of that.

[wisnon]

I am science based when it comes to these things, so its not about belief. Coconut oil is the safest oil to use in high heat cooking. Heating the Omegas causes long term problems, especially the very delicate Omega 3 oils.

Paleo people can continue to pretend that we live in Paleolithic times, but this toxic modern world we live in demand smart adaptation.

Too much of a rabbit hole to deal with here, so i sign off here.

[rbbert]

Unfortunately, real nutrition research is rare, simply because it is impractical. We can do the biochemistry, but connecting that to actual human values is problematic. There are simply too many important variables to control for, so we end up trying to find easily usable surrogate measures rather than true outcome measures.

I didn't think there was any real debate about heating Omega-3's.

Myles I almost posted your link also. The chart I posted was from 2012, so not totally current, but some of the links from it are newer.

[Myles B. Astor]

Unfortunately, real nutrition research is rare, simply because it is impractical. We can do the biochemistry, but connecting that to actual human values is problematic. There are simply too many important variables to control for, so we end up trying to find easily usable surrogate measures rather than true outcome measures.

I didn't think there was any real debate about heating Omega-3's.

Myles I almost posted your link also. The chart I posted was from 2012, so not totally current, but some of the links from it are newer.

The problem is that everyone is a genetically distinct being. So what works for me won't necessarily and often doesn't work for you. That's why that one size fits all approach so often promulgated throughout the fitness industry and those infamous infomercials (all controlled by one company) are asinine. That's why trainers saying their way is the only way (just as with diets) is moronic.

[Steve]

We also use Virgin olive oil spread, not butter or margarine.

[XV-1]

Chopped or sliced up tomato's, soaked in olive oil in a bowl with a bit of salt

Fresh bread if you like, especially nice to soak up the last of your fav olive oil.

The simple things in life are often the best

[CPP]

Chopped or sliced up tomato's, soaked in olive oil in a bowl with a bit of salt

Fresh bread if you like, especially nice to soak up the last of your fav olive oil.

The simple things in life are often the best

We do that as well, but add fresh finely chopped basil. Rather tasty

[Alrainbow]

I am a Italian of course I love olive oil. My first wife's nick name was olive . But as a side note to the oil topic. I am a hypoglasimic as such
the Atkins diet always does very well for me. My colesterol is about 180 or so . But when I am on his diet plan with all the fat I eat it drops to below 140. And my tri g,s get lower as well. I think we are very complex and very much indidividuals in our needs
Al