Drinking Olive Oil is good for the Heart

[Blobfish]

I watched a Documentary "Trust me I am a Doctor"

They did an experiment with people having Olive Oil on a regular basis.


Olive Oil is one of the mainstays of the mediterranean diet.

People in Greece, Spain, Italy etc eat food covered by Olive Oil.


The Experiment showed that people over only 3 WEEKS. had better Heart health, than people who didn't have Olive Oil.

Since watching the Documentary, I now have 1 bottle of Olive oil for cooking & one bottle of Olive oil for Drinking.

I take a Swig/ Gulp of Olive Oil each day now.


see the results:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/arti...ly-good-for-me

The experiment

Drs Bill Mullen and Emilie Combet Aspray recruited 70 volunteers, who all donated a sample of urine.

They were then split into two groups – one group were given a supply of extra virgin olive oil, and one group ‘normal’ olive oil. Neither they, nor the research team, knew which oil they were being given. Each person had to take 20ml of olive oil a day (about 2 dessert spoons full) raw.

It is very important that the oil was taken uncooked. Cooking with oils changes their composition dramatically. Firstly, the polyphenols and other plant chemicals break down when they are heated, along with some of the ‘free fatty acids’. This point is called the ‘smoke point’ of an oil (and for extra virgin olive oil it is low, because of all the polyphenols and other plant chemicals). However, heating also breaks down the fatty acids that make up the oil itself, forming harmful chemicals. See Which oils are best to cook with? for full details.

After both 3 and 6 weeks of taking the oil, all the volunteers gave more urine samples. Each urine sample was analysed for its protein ‘fingerprint’, getting a ‘score’ for the degree of heart disease that it indicated.

That allowed the team to get an average ‘heart disease score’ for each group (those taking the extra virgin olive oil and those taking the normal olive oil) at baseline, 3 weeks and 6 weeks.

The results

The average measure of coronary artery disease for both groups fell significantly at both 3 weeks, and again at 6 weeks after taking the olive oil.


The fall in heart disease markers seen in volunteers taking extra virgin olive oil (red) and ‘normal’ olive oil (green) over 6 weeks. (The CAD score is a score of coronary artery disease where -1 is completely healthy and 1 is symptomatic disease)

Conclusions
In this experiment, it seems that taking 20ml of raw olive oil – either extra virgin or ‘normal’ – can have a positive effect on our hearts.

Because both extra virgin and ‘normal’ olive oil appeared to have exactly the effect, it seems that it is not the extra plant chemicals in extra virgin that are having the beneficial effect – instead it seems to be something about the oil itself – either the balance of monounsaturates, polyunsaturates and saturates, or perhaps its omega 3 and omega 6 oil content.

Because oil is very calorific, it’s best if this can be used as a replacement for another fat that you would normally have – for example dipping bread in olive oil rather than having butter on it.
Other suggestions for how to incorporate it into your meals is adding it to cooked pasta, using it on salad, or even mixing it into porridge!

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

I've always seen salad as a vehicle for olive oil

In addition to other benefits, if you get constipated then it can help by lubricating the lower intestine and colon.

[Puupi]

Drinking olive oil sounds a bit excessive.

[Tekkommo]

Drinking olive oil sounds a bit excessive.

It's just a teaspoonful.

[swiftowner]

It's just a teaspoonful.

20ml is 4 teaspoons

[tankbug]

Kinda reminded me of this:

https://imgur.com/gallery/Hn5Sb

[Lochton]

No thanks. I already use it in cooking and salads, I'd rather not drink it straight. This isn't some, 'I dare you' kitchen game.

[rachel233]

Extra Virgin olive oil so good for you. You should try drinking a tablespoon every morning. It is great for your brain and provides tons of nutrients. Great for when you are trying to build muscle or lose weight. It's something I commonly suggest to my clients to get a head-start to their day's nutrition.

[johnpegal]

Really, It is very beneficial. I have seen the results in one month.

[Tekkommo]

Btw drinking a tablespoon of olive oil before going out drinking will make it nearly impossible for you to get drunk.

I don't believe you

[Najnaj]

6 week study of 70 people with no published data on hearth health seems a bit sketchy at best. Some of the advise in the article was contradicted by a very large new study on omega 3. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-44845879

[Linkedblade]

6 week study of 70 people with no published data on hearth health seems a bit sketchy at best. Some of the advise in the article was contradicted by a very large new study on omega 3. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-44845879

Most Omega 3, fish oil, supplements are a combination of EPA and DHA. EPA is actually a prescription medication to lower triglycerides. DHA on the other hand is naturally produced by the body and increases triglycerides. So, they're hit or miss.

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I don't believe you

Any fatty food will decrease the amount of alcohol your body will absorb. So, oil or milk. Anything with carbs as well.

[Super Kami Dende]

I heard its all the rage in Florida.

[Najnaj]

Most Omega 3, fish oil, supplements are a combination of EPA and DHA. EPA is actually a prescription medication to lower triglycerides. DHA on the other hand is naturally produced by the body and increases triglycerides. So, they're hit or miss.

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They used to be prescribed but this discontinued in most countries some years back. The new study is massive and finds no correlation what so ever between omega 3 and heart health.