Guest guest Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Hi I must admit I am terribly conflicted on the subject of Olive Oil. I am monitoring my cholesterol having stopped taking Statins. My results are much improved with my new lifestyle/diet but after a 2 week holiday recently, I was rather surprised by the figures. My HDL went up and my TC/LDL went down after 2 weeks away. At first I put it down to the increased exercise: I walked a lot and hit the gym most days. However, a week later, despite continuing to exercise and the return to my 'healthy' diet, my cholesterol figures returned to what they were before my holiday. On holiday I ate 2 fried eggs and fried bread everyday for breakfast (something I would NEVER normally do) and ate loads and loads in the evening including a dessert, in short a very poor diet. I did have a few things that were different eg walnuts, avocado etc. in small quantities but the biggest thing I can identify was that most things were cooked with loads of Olive Oil. On my normal diet, I take 1g of fish oil, add 20g flax seed to my muesli in the morning, 2 or 3 walnuts to salalds etc. but otherwise try and keep fats and oils down, especially saturated. I still actually have more fat in my diet than I would like and this is gradually changing as I learn more and get get to grips with CRON. However I am now really wondering if I should make an effort to take more Olive Oil? Life can be so complicated <grin> Gay --- In , " Rodney " <perspect1111@y...> wrote: > Hi Maco: > > Just for reference ........... the following link indicates that > olive oil consumption in Crete averages, for every man woman and > child on the island, thirty-five litres a year. (Thirty kilograms > divided by a S.G. averaging about 0.86). > > That is the average. Difficult to believe I know. The reason it is > so high is that much of the produce grown on the island is preserved > in olive oil for eating off-season. And when the food is eaten the > olive oil is eaten with it. > > Those dying from CVD were the ones who had consumed appreciably more > than the average. So I do not think that using a little olive oil > occasionally need be any cause for concern. I hope not, because > knowing this I still use it in small quantities! > > http://www.sfakia-crete.com/sfakia-crete/olive.html > > Rodney. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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