Olive Oil Benefits

Reduction of heart disease and cholesterol, increased absorption of antioxidants, a great supply of vitamins A, K, D and E and provision of the essential minerals your body needs, are all fantastic reasons to include cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil in your daily diet. But if you want to add great taste to this impressive list, we suggest you add our family’s very own extra virgin olive oil to your shopping list.

When cooking with fats, olive oil is a healthy choice. Olive oil contains monounsaturated fat, which can lower your risk of heart disease by reducing the total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or "bad") cholesterol levels in your blood.

In contrast, saturated and trans fats - such as butter, tropical oils and hydrogenated margarines - increase your risk of heart disease by increasing your total and LDL cholesterol levels.

All types of olive oil provide monounsaturated fat, but 'extra-virgin' olive oils are the least processed forms. As a result, they also contain the highest levels of polyphenol antioxidants.

Olive oil alone is not the singular answer to good health, but used in a balanced diet with fruit, vegetables, cereals and grain foods as found in the Mediterranean diet, olive oil has been found by researchers, to be beneficial to their health and well being.

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