Okay, so what's the deal with Olive Oil?

the_green_midget

Ok, fine. Here's a news article about his death: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/apr/18/2
And another one about his heart attack: http://articles.cnn.com/2002-04-25/health/atkins.diet_1_atkins-diet-cardiac-arrest-cardiomyopathy?_s=PM:HEALTH

I edited my post. Down at the bottom of that snopes article you can see the sources they reference. We could do this for days......

Right, probably not worth quibbling over, and it's way off topic. The point is, he didn't die of a heart attack, but he did have one, which may or may not have had anything to do with his diet.

ksuh999

I would also be suspicious of Olive Oil in general. Saw this link a week or so ago. Not sure about the validity of the claims, but I feel like we cant trust anything anymore these days.

http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=10336

wow. thanks for that link. very interesting :

"The most common sensory defects were flavors and aromas described as rancid, fusty or muddy, and musty. Some of the oils tested were so defective that the sensory panelists classified them as lamp oil, considered by USDA standards to be unfit for human consumption without further refining."

a while back I did get some 365 Olive Oil from whole foods that tasted like it was adulterated.

instead of ingesting olive oil, i guess i'd be better off just bathing in Olive Oil like Sophia Loren!

Italian olive oil is basically controlled by the mob.

Try to find Spanish olive oil. As with any another food product, cultivars make a difference. I myself vastly prefer olive oil made from only hojiblana olives grown in Spain. Spain has a longer growing season for growing olives than Italy. This means that the olives are much more ripe and thusly when pressed creates a much more fruity and less bitter oil.

MrsSWW

I am sooooo jealous!!! Does your friend want more friends????

It's a pity you're in the US, she sent us a number of tins to try and sell and no-one seems to want them! At this rate I'll end up buyng one cos I feel bad for her just giving it to us!

Rage_Phish

Timshel_

Blah, Blah, calories, blah...I love oils like I love peanut butter. I just count it and figure out where else to either cut or make things up.