The Health Benefits of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Olive oil health benefits are extraordinary. And when you’re choosing oils for salads, dips or light stir frying, organic extra virgin olive oil is your healthiest choice.
Extra virgin olive oil, pressed freshly from olives, is the only oil that can be eaten as is.
Mediterranean diet studies show just how important olive oil health benefits are. First of all, olive oil is a good fat and good fats are essential to a healthy diet. Plus, extra virgin olive oil, when eaten raw, has a wonderful flavor that can enrich salads, pasta, bread, fish and more.
Why is Olive Oil Good for You?
For best health results, you need to choose the oils and fats that are essential to great health – mainly monounsaturated fats, omega-3 fatty acids and a very small amount of saturated fat.
Extra virgin olive oil has the most heart-healthy monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acids and anti-inflammatory polyphenol antioxidants of any oil.
As a Mediterranean diet staple, olive oil has proven to have super benefits:
And many studies show olive oil helps reduce the risk of breast cancer, respiratory cancer, upper digestive tract cancer and colorectal cancers.
How to Choose and Use Olive Oil
All the varieties of olive oil below are extracted by pressing olives. And all olive oil has 120 calories per tablespoon. So, what’s the difference?
Although organic extra virgin olive oil is best, olives are relatively pest-free and aren’t highly sprayed, so don’t sweat it if you can’t afford organic.
But heat and light destroy olive oil nutrients and cause fats to turn rancid.
So be sure to buy your oil in dark-colored bottles and store it in the fridge. And since cold olive oil becomes semi-solid, pour some into a wide mouth container (like an empty peanut butter jar) to scoop out when needed.
Eating and Cooking with Olive Oil
Although you can cook with olive oil, it’s not stable at high temperatures. So, if you do use olive oil for cooking, be sure to keep the heat low.
But the best way for you to get the most extra virgin olive oil health benefits is to eat it fresh and raw in salad dressings and dips, with 100% whole grain breads or pasta, on the healthiest vegetables and other healthy dishes.
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Extra virgin olive oil, pressed freshly from olives, is the only oil that can be eaten as is.
Mediterranean diet studies show just how important olive oil health benefits are. First of all, olive oil is a good fat and good fats are essential to a healthy diet. Plus, extra virgin olive oil, when eaten raw, has a wonderful flavor that can enrich salads, pasta, bread, fish and more.
Why is Olive Oil Good for You?
For best health results, you need to choose the oils and fats that are essential to great health – mainly monounsaturated fats, omega-3 fatty acids and a very small amount of saturated fat.
Extra virgin olive oil has the most heart-healthy monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acids and anti-inflammatory polyphenol antioxidants of any oil.
As a Mediterranean diet staple, olive oil has proven to have super benefits:
- Reduces your risk of heart disease,
- Benefits control over blood sugar,
- Decreases your blood pressure,
- Lowers total blood cholesterol,
- Reduces the odds of cancer,
- Has anti-clotting properties,
- Improves LDL/HDL ratio,
- Helps you lose weight,
- Lengthens your life,
- Plus much more.
And many studies show olive oil helps reduce the risk of breast cancer, respiratory cancer, upper digestive tract cancer and colorectal cancers.
How to Choose and Use Olive Oil
All the varieties of olive oil below are extracted by pressing olives. And all olive oil has 120 calories per tablespoon. So, what’s the difference?
- Organic extra virgin olive oil is considered the healthiest and comes from the first pressing of organic olives.
- Extra virgin olive oil comes from the first pressing of non-organic olives. The first pressing retains the most nutrients.
- Virgin olive oil comes from the second pressing.
- Pure olive oil undergoes some filtering and refining.
- Extra light olive oil is highly processed, with a mild olive flavor.
Although organic extra virgin olive oil is best, olives are relatively pest-free and aren’t highly sprayed, so don’t sweat it if you can’t afford organic.
But heat and light destroy olive oil nutrients and cause fats to turn rancid.
So be sure to buy your oil in dark-colored bottles and store it in the fridge. And since cold olive oil becomes semi-solid, pour some into a wide mouth container (like an empty peanut butter jar) to scoop out when needed.
Eating and Cooking with Olive Oil
Although you can cook with olive oil, it’s not stable at high temperatures. So, if you do use olive oil for cooking, be sure to keep the heat low.
But the best way for you to get the most extra virgin olive oil health benefits is to eat it fresh and raw in salad dressings and dips, with 100% whole grain breads or pasta, on the healthiest vegetables and other healthy dishes.
And be sure to sign up for my free Natural Health Newsletter.
Click here for the Site Map.
Articles you might also enjoy:
Omega 3 Fish Oil Weight Loss Benefits
How to Prevent Heart Disease in Women
Start a Love Affair with Healthy Vegetables
Benefits of Fish Oil in the Mediterranean Diet
To subscribe to the Natural Health Newsletter, just enter your email address in the subscribe box at the bottom of this page.
© Copyright by Moss Greene. All Rights Reserved.
Note: The information contained on this website is not intended to be prescriptive. Any attempt to diagnose or treat an illness should come under the direction of a physician who is familiar with nutritional therapy.
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