the health benefits of olive oil & Mediterranean diet against heart attack & stroke, cancer, decrease cholesterol, increase HDL, good cholesterol, Decrease hunger pangs with olive oil, weight loss, olive oil diet

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"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."*
*6 teaspoons of olive oil per day = one ounce = 30ml = 2 tablespoons

The Biggest Killer in the World
The leading cause of death in the world is heart disease (cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, stroke) taking 17.5 million lives per year. It is the biggest killer in the US ending nearly 2 people's lives every minute (930,000 each year). Heart attacks & stokes kill more people each year than cancer (7.6 million worldwide) combined with AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (6 million worldwide). It is an "equal opportunity" destroyer, killing men & women, rich & poor of all races, creeds and colors in developed and undeveloped nations. It is a silent killer, giving little warning before it strikes, so to prevent heart disease you need to make changes in your diet & lifestyle now.

Lowering your Risk
Over 30% of the risk factors* for heart disease are related to the excessive use of unhealthy fats (trans fats, saturated fats, partially hydrogenated fats) which build up the "bad" type of cholesterol (LDL) and clog up your arteries with plaque (Atherosclerosis)[1]. This causes heart attacks and strokes. Extra virgin olive oil increases the "good" cholesterol (HDL) which cleans your arteries from plaque build up and increases arterial elasticity. Daily intake of 6 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil increase the flexibility of your arteries and it antioxidants help to heal your arteries. It therefore helps reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Olive oil has no LDL ("bad" cholesterol). *According to the World Heart Federation. Other major controllable risk factors include tobacco, physical inactivity, obesity and diabetes.
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Change your oil (dump the "bad fats")	decrease risk by 1/3
The American Heart Association recommends that you use olive or similar oils instead of unhealthy fats. Replacing unhealthy fats with healthy oils like olive oil could, in theory, add up to 10 years to your life. Compare olive oil to other oils. Why not dump bad fats (trans fats & saturated fats) now, and replace them with olive oil? This study estimates that between 30,000 and 100,000 cardiac deaths per year in the United States are attributable to the consumption of trans fats.^[39]

6 teaspoons a day	for just 11½ ¢ a day
The daily allowance for oils & fats recommended by the USDA is about 6 teaspoons (one ounce, 30ml). It costs about 15½ ¢ per day for this much extra virgin olive oil.* Using extra virgin olive oil instead of the least expensive cooking oils costs about 11½ ¢ more per day.** At this rate in a year each person would consume about 3 US gallons or 11 liters of olive oil. Because of the short term healing properties of extra virgin olive oil it is important to have it as a daily part of your diet.
$1.09 per week or $57 per year; if you pay $20 per gallon' *$5 per gallon, $43 per person per year.
Source: 1.Title: Atherosclerosis: A Major Cause of Cardiovascular Disease Publisher: CDC
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