Olive Oil
Olive Oil Is Rich in Healthy Monounsaturated Fats
You get olive oil from grinding or pressing whole olives and collecting the oil that seeps out. You can use olive oil in all kinds of dishes. You can cook with it, drizzle it on bread, pasta, or salads, or use it as an ingredient in baked goods. Best of all, it comes with a whole host of health benefits.
Olive oil comes in one of three types, or grades: extra virgin, virgin, and refined (light). They’re labeled based on how much processing they go through before they’re bottled and sold. Refined olive oil is the most processed of the three.
Olive (Olea europaea) is a tree with edible fruit, leaves, and seeds. Olive oil comes from the olive fruit and contains monounsaturated fatty acids.
Fatty acids in olive oil seem to decrease cholesterol levels and have anti-inflammatory effects.
Olive oil is commonly used in foods. As medicine, people most commonly use olive oil for heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. It is also used for high cholesterol, cancer, memory and thinking skills, migraine, obesity, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support many of these other uses.
Don’t confuse olive oil with olive. These are not the same.
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