Olive oil's health benefits:
The greatest exponent of monounsaturated fat is olive oil, and it is a prime component of the Mediterranean Diet. Olive oil is a natural juice which preserves the taste, aroma, vitamins and properties of the olive fruit. Olive oil is the only vegetable oil that can be consumed as it is - freshly pressed from the fruit.
The beneficial health effects of olive oil are due to both its high content of monounsaturated fatty acids and its high content of antioxidative substances. Studies have shown that olive oil offers protection against heart disease by controlling LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels while raising HDL (the "good" cholesterol) levels. No other naturally produced oil has as large an amount of monounsaturated as olive oil -mainly oleic acid.
Olive oil is very well tolerated by the stomach. In fact, olive oil's protective function has a beneficial effect on ulcers and gastritis. Olive oil activates the secretion of bile and pancreatic hormones much more naturally than prescribed drugs. Consequently, it lowers the incidence of gallstone formation.

Olive oil and heart disease:
Studies have shown that people who consumed 25 milliliters (mL) - about 2 tablespoons - of virgin olive oil daily for 1 week showed less oxidation of LDL cholesterol and higher levels of antioxidant compounds, particularly phenols, in the blood.
But while all types of olive oil are sources of monounsaturated fat, EXTRA VIRGIN olive oil, from the first pressing of the olives, contains higher levels of antioxidants, particularly vitamin E and phenols, because it is less processed.
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 and colon cancer:
Spanish researchers suggest that including olive oil in your diet may also offer benefits in terms of colon cancer prevention . Their study results showed that rats fed diet supplemented with olive oil had a lower risk of colon cancer than those fed safflower oil-supplemented diets. In fact, the rats that received olive oil had colon cancer rates almost as low as those fed fish oil, which several studies have already linked to a reduction in colon cancer risk.

having had 6 stents in my arteries in 07 made be take things more seriously. i have been taking fish oil pills which have helped raise my HDLs. i started to use krill oil but found it thinned my blood too much & i may try smaller dose as it has antioxidents & no fish burps.
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i love olives but will i get same results as olive oil? i have heard olives are bad for you?
rtc

This is very interesting, but has nothing to do with hair loss or restoration. Therefore, I'm moving it to the "Off Topics" section of the forum. I've also removed the promotional links.

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RTC: I believe (like sunnye) that olive oil is a hall of fame oil.

Inhibits some forms of cancer, anti-oxidant capabilities and an anti-inflammatory.

Here's just one example from the medical community (there are many more):

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/72/3/853

I gulp down a mouthful every day. Maybe coincidental but my HDL ratio is always good even though cholesterol is always a little high.