[Fwd: Re: Olive Oil]

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kiddietalk wrote:

> I've heard it used as the placebo when they do double blind studies

> with the fish oils...

That's interesting that they used it in the fish oil double blind

studies...because it contains some, but lower omega 3's ??? Hmmm. More

points to ponder.

A bit of olive oil every day also helps keep the gallbladder pumping out

bile so that's another extra benefit. It also has oleic (omega 9) which

is a good natural anti-inflammatory enhancer.

Of course, fresh or extra-virgin cold-pressed oil would have the most

nutrients still remaining from the olive fruit...I don't know about the

processed and imported olive oils (we have our own home-grown olive oil

at my house).

Below is an archive message from January 2008 that I sent about Olive

oil as a possible vit E and non-fish Omega oil alternative. I did talk

to my DAN! about its possibilities and he felt that perhaps its quantity

might be a bit low compared to other sources. Where I live, olive oil

is a staple in every day eating habits so consuming it certainly doesn't

hurt.

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Subject: [ ] Olive Oil: Vit E without soy, EFAs

Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:07:45 +0100

From: momresearch

Food sources of vitamin E

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5554.html

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http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/olive-oil.htm

" Olive oil is clearly one of the good oils, one of the healing fats.

Most people do quite well with it since it does not upset the critical

omega 6 to omega 3 ratio and most of the fatty acids in olive oil are

actually an omega-9 oil which is monounsaturated. "

(Olive oil does come from fruit and has high levels of PHENOLS for those

of you who have phenol digestive issues)

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http://www.oliveoilsource.com/oliveoildr.htm

Vitamin E (a natural antioxidant) per tablespoon - 1.6mg, or 2.3 IU

(International Units)

One tablespoon provides 8% of RDA for vitamin E. (*** this contradicts

the ohioline.osu.edu reference which says 1T of olive oil provides 10.6%

RDA for vit E)

Vitamin K: The richest sources of vitamin K are green, leafy

vegetables. One serving of spinach or collards, for instance, or two

servings of broccoli provide four to five times the RDA. The greener the

vegetable, the higher the content, say the researchers, because the

vitamin is associated with the chlorophyll. Vegetable oils--soybean,

canola and olive--and dressings containing them are the second best

source - USDA

Fatty Acids: Olive Oil is a complex compound made of fatty acids,

vitamins, volatile components, water soluble components and microscopic

bits of olive. Primary fatty acids are Oleic and linoleic acid. Oleic

acid is monosaturated and makes up 55-85% of olive oil. Linoleic is

polyunsaturated and makes up about 9%. Linolenic, which is

polyunsaturated, makes up 0-1.5%

Antioxidants: The flavenoid polyphenols in olive oil are natural

anti-oxidants which have been shown to have a host of beneficial effects

from healing sunburn to lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, and risk

of coronary disease. There are as many as 5 mg of antioxidant

polyphenols in every 10 grams of olive oil. Many other nut and seed oils

have no polyphenols.

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Another excellent article on all the omegas can be found at

http://www.lifesource4life.com/super-omega.htm

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