The reason I ask, is my friend has just had a heart bypass, and when he left hospital, the dietian gave my friend a list of what he could and couldn't eat.
Olives were at the top of the 'could not' list. When my friend asked why, he was told that olives were chock-full of calories.
Is this true?.
2007-01-11 02:48:53 · 11 answers · asked by Panama Jack 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
They are full of calories but most important they are full of salt.
Nutrition facts for One olive
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 jumbo (8.3 g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 5 Calories from Fat 5
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 75mg 4%
Total Carbohydrates 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 0g 0%
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0% Iron 2%
inc 0% Thiamin 0%
Riboflavin 0% Niacin 0%
Vitamin B-6 0% Folate 0%
Vitamin B-12 0% Phosphorus 0%
Magnesium 0%
*Percent Daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs
2007-01-11 02:55:06 · answer #1 · answered by saved_by_grace 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
That's a shame if they are. I was under the impression that olives were good for you along with olive oil.
I am sure that the advert for olive oil based spread shows old people with healthy hearts benefiting from the olive.
So who's telling pork's here?
I suppose like any food as long as it is in moderation and part of a calorie controlled diet, they are OK.
2007-01-11 13:48:57 · answer #2 · answered by david a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Olives are high in fat as one would assume since Olive Oil comes from pressing olives. However olives are concentrated in monounsaturated fats and not the bad fats like saturated fat and are also a good source of vitamin E. In addition to vitamin E, olives contain a variety of beneficial active phytonutrient compounds including polyphenols and flavonoids, which also appear to have significant anti-inflammatory properties.
I would say it is okay to eat them but only in moderation.
2007-01-11 10:59:28 · answer #3 · answered by Babybonce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Olives ,per se , do not contain that much of calories.
Pickled olives contain,unfortunately, too much salt.
Stuffed olives will ,depending upon the stuffing eg cheese, contain the calories of the stuffing.
Hope this answers your question.
2007-01-11 11:24:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Current thinking is that you should avoid all fats. Olives contain a lot of oil.
Dietetics isn't an exact science. If he's asked another dietitian he'd probably have got a different answer.
2007-01-11 10:54:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that anything in excess is bad for you. Olives contain a lot of oil but I beleive its a 'good' oil so a few olives now and again shouldn't harm your heart.
2007-01-11 10:55:13 · answer #6 · answered by Pink n Wise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are quite high in calories but the fat in them is good fat that I thought was beneficial for your heart. I find it surprising he's being encouraged not to eat them
check out this website - they are fatty but meant to be beneficial to your heart
http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/olive-oil.htm
maybe the hospital is just putting him on a fat free diet
2007-01-11 10:54:07 · answer #7 · answered by monkeynuts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WWW.THEGREATCHOLESTEROLCON.COM
CHOLESTEROL THEORY IS BULLSHIT
www.ravnskov.nu/myth8.htm
TELL YOUR friend TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HIS C REACTIVE PROTEIN AND HOMOCYSTEIN BLOOD PRESSURE STRESS AND BLOOD SUGAR
INFLAMATION IN THE ARTERIES CAUSED THE DAMAGE
MANY UNFOUNDED CLAIMS FOR OLIVE OIL
STICK TO COCONUT OIL AND ANIMAL FATS AND OMEGA 3 'S TOO
2007-01-11 12:47:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are. Also full of SODIUM. Really bad for him. Stuffed or unstuffed.
2007-01-11 10:53:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would assume that statement is false.
2007-01-11 10:52:04 · answer #10 · answered by MazdaMatt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋