What are the benefits of switching to olive oil?

Question

Someone told me that the oil I am using right now is unhealthy (canola, vegetable). I just wanted to know what are the benefits because olive oil is a lot more expensive.

Answer 1

Olive oil contains a series of compounds that are very beneficial to most functions of the human body and its' biological and therapeutic value is related in many aspects to its chemical structure.
The first aspect is its triglyceride composition, made up of fatty acids. Olive oil has a prevalence of monounsaturates, oleic acid principally, while animal fats are fundamentally made up of saturated fatty acids and seed oils of polyunsaturates.
Monounsaturated fatty acids are much more stable. Olive oil also has a low percentage of polyunsaturates and this is important because these kind of fatty acids cannot be synthesized by the body.
The second aspect is in its minor components. The most salient ones are the tocopherols and polyphenols. These components have a major antioxidant function and are closely connected with virgin olive oils because refining processes alter and remove them.
Extra-virgin olive oil is the most digestible of the edible fats and:
it helps to assimilate vitamins A, D and K;
it contains essential acids that cannot be produced by our own
bodies;
it slows down the aging process;
it helps bile, liver and intestinal functions.

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Answer 2

Olive oil is a good fat, within reason.
It is an excellent source of heart-healthy monounsaturated fats that may lower the bad cholesterol and raise the good cholesterol.
It contains Vitamin E and antioxidants.
It's an good replacement for saturated fats like butter.

Answer 3

Olive Oil consists of more monosaturated fats than any other oil. It also contains less Saturated fats and Polysaturated than most other oils.

Without getting all technical, because O.O. has more monosaturated fats (single bonded fats) it's easier for the body to break them down.

Answer 4

It's worth the extra price, but olive oil has essential fatty acids that actually fight bad oil in your body, while regular oil has no benefits and can be potentially fatal to your heart and overall health, especially when it comes to cholesterol.
Try extra virgin olive oil (you'd like that wouldn't you).

Answer 5

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