I’m running out to buy me a big ol Jug of that there Olive Oil today!
Every time I here or see anything about the Golden Oreo president my blood pressure rises. There isn’t enough olive oil in the supermarket to lower my pressure for a sustained period of time.
The “secret” to the “Med Diet” was junk science.
Showing Oils reduce blood pressure is a long way from the claims of reducing Coronary disease and weight loss. In fact the substitution of vegetable fat and animal fat had many health consequences. Solution, a balanced diet!
The two best oils for you are olive (extra virgin) and coconut.
I use olive oil for everything...buy the big jugs at Sam’s. My blood pressure runs low; considering I am older, a little overweight (was a lot overweight until I changed my eating habits but still slowly losing) and a smoker it always baffles doctors. My bp is low, my cholesterol is low, sugar numbers are good. I am not on any special diet but I eat a lot of nuts, avocados, a lot of vegetables and do eat carbs but not many. I eat mostly grilled meat (mostly beef) and vegetables, some fruit but not a lot- fish about once a week, chicken once a week, Mexican food once a week, beans and eggs nearly every day. I eat butter not margarine, sugar or honey- no artificial sweeteners. I don’t eat processed foods or fast food, very little pasta. I don’t eat bread or sweets unless I bake them myself.
We use a lot of olive oil and drink the canary seed milk everyday.
I thought nitrates and nitrites were bad for us, like in bacon & hotdogs. I remember a Nova about their link to esophageal cancer. Vitamin C helps counter it. The episode showed a town in China where even the chickens got esophageal cancer. Seems the soil lacked something to give the crops Vitamin C. They amended the soil, did preventative screening and changed lives. I always tell my family to have juice or such with Vitamin C when having hot dogs or bacon.