Only virgin type of olive oil consumption reduces the risk of mortality: study
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Re: Only virgin type of olive oil consumption reduces the risk of mortality: study
#2Good thing I put that in practically all my food anyway. I always thought extra virgin olive oil tastes better than vegetable oil
Re: Only virgin type of olive oil consumption reduces the risk of mortality: study
#3I’m kind of bad at parsing these studies so maybe someone can help:
Did they control for people opting for virgin OO having other confounding lifestyle factors that would cause the effect?
I certainly lean towards virgin OO when I’m feeling that I want to be healthy.
Re: Only virgin type of olive oil consumption reduces the risk of mortality: study
#4This isn't surprising; cold-pressed virgin olive oil has a much lower oxidation rate than other vegetable oils
Re: Only virgin type of olive oil consumption reduces the risk of mortality: study
#5Italian mobs selling "virgin olive oil" likes that article.
My main point is that I am not able to tell real virgin olive oil from scam one. From what I understand most of "virgin olive oil" on supermarket shelves is scam.
Re: Only virgin type of olive oil consumption reduces the risk of mortality: study
#6Italian mobs selling "virgin olive oil" likes that article. My main point is that I am not able to tell real virgin olive oil from scam one. From what I understand most of "virgin olive oil" on supermarket shelves is scam.
Actually it is Extra Virgin that is the standard (at least in EU - the US uses the name loosely)
Re: Only virgin type of olive oil consumption reduces the risk of mortality: study
#7How do we know that the olive oil we buy from the grocery store is actually authentic? I thought most of the olive oil in the US contains cheaper seed oils, just like most of the honey contains corn syrup.
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#8Typically you're suppose to add "in mice" to the end of headlines but in this case it's "in Spanish people".
Re: Only virgin type of olive oil consumption reduces the risk of mortality: study
#9There's so much rampant mis-labeling of olive oil (see [1]) in many cases it's adulterated with other oils and in some cases it's not actually virgin olive oil.
[1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10955085-extra-virginity
Re: Only virgin type of olive oil consumption reduces the risk of mortality: study
#10The less Linoleic Acid in your oil the better[1]. This image[2] is a good reference. Also, and as opposed to common beliefs. You can cook on olive oil[3]
[1] https://openheart.bmj.com/content/5/2/e000898
[2]. https://www.doctorkiltz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LA-in...
[3]. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092422442...