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Re:Olive oil soars, and thieves go after century-old trees i... by InSteady on Thursday November 09, 2023 @06:50PM (#38213030)
Olive oil is substantially better than many other seed oil alternatives in terms of omega 6 content (too much omega 6 appears to be a problem, especially given how little omega 3 we get in the modern diet) [1] [2]. Extra virgin olive oil also has crazy high phenolic content for an oil, and polyphenols are well studied in their many beneficial impacts on health.

[1] https://www.drfabio.com/healthblog/cooking-oil-comparisons

[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8504498/

[3] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095528630...

[4] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6724211/

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Re:Olive oil soars, and thieves go after century-old trees i... by MeImCounting on Thursday November 09, 2023 @09:30PM (#38214378)
Oh aside from "Dr. Fabio"'s blog these are some great sources about the health benefits of olive oil. Good to know, ill have to keep eating it;)

I am somewhat shocked though to see such strong opinions about the health benefits of olive oil or the lack thereof. Here I thought it was just a tasty oil.

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