I take what this guy says with a large grain of salt- you'd think he was attacking the olive oil association. Question: Then Is there anything positive about olive oil consumption?
Everything in moderation. That means more plants and fruits for those lacking in their consumption, and more protein, fish, chicken and meat for those who don't get those in their silly vegan-only diets.
Not sure why we don't follow the rules of "diet & exercise," it's only been given for the last 150 years.
Cells need oil to form properly, without it you get unhealthy cells. This is especially true of the brain cells. So, I think they are wrong. Oil is high in calories, but how much oil on your salad do you use? Not really very much. Also olive oil is a natural oil, produced by God, if you believe in God, or Nature, if you don't. Most foods made by God are safe to eat. Mother Nature also! Otherwise I follow this diet with amazing results. I highly recommend it.
@6713joe "Cells need oil to form properly ... This is especially true of the brain cells."
Good luck making neurons out of olive oil. The primary fatty acid needed for neurons is DHA. Olive oil has none.
"Most foods made by God are safe to eat. Mother Nature also!"
Foods in the supermarket are generally safe to eat. Toxins are a ubiquitous defense in nature. Except where seed distribution through animal defecation is desired, plants don't "want" to be eaten. Just ask Socrates.
@6713joe Cells do need oils. But there is oil in vegetables! That's where vegetable oils are extracted from! This guy is basically saying, "Don't add more oil on top of what's already in the plants."
I was hoping to get some objective, science-based info on why olive oil is not healthy, but I couldn't get past Jeff Novick's really bad introduction where he babbles about how many countries are in the Mediterranean. Sounds like he didn't take the time to investigate the Med diet and comes across as a ranting layperson without any scientific basis for his opinions. Too bad - I wanted to know the REAL reasons. This presentation isn't up to the usual E2Diet and Forks Over Knives standards.
@jenniferh341 It's important to note that the Mediterranean diet is a complete diet & not just OO. In fact studies of it, like the Lion Heart Study, generally use Canola instead. So it's harder to talk about OO by itself. OO has about twice the sat fat of canola & lacks the omega-3 ALA fat. But nothing touches EVOO for taste. So I mix it up 10% EVOO/90% Canola for the best of both. The OO flavor still comes through, but with the benefits of canola. Fantastic on steamed vegetables!
One really good thing about olive oil - it doesn't change a lot when you heat it, like other fats do. ( 'Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill'). It's very stable. Butter is too (unlike margarine, which is not even recognized as 'food' by your body). In cooking, when I have to I pick olive oil. I'll dramatically reduce the amount but even for baking, olive oil has a surprisingly delicious taste in cakes and cookies. Still, little or none is always the best when possible.
Jeff should be a comic. "The finest in life-saving comedy" He's SO E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-I-N-G. It's his 'smarter than your your brother', nagging little voice. It's extremly cute. Annoying, in a very positive way. (that's a compliment, in case it's not clear)
The Mediterranean diet is far more specific than he presented it. I agree that a diet high is raw foods is WONDERFUL and I agree that American dietary habits are really awful; but these are probably two of very few areas where we would agree.
I can see why best doctors always recommend a healthy plant based diet that also excludes oils. But I must admit I always thought that olive oil was good for our health, unlike sunflower oils and other types of oils. I'll try to decrease my oil intake - I don't even eat too much oil - but I don't think I can completely give up all oils, because they taste very good on a salad, or in cooked foods.
Unfortunately, people who have heart disease must exclude oils.
@PAKETEMON: I do too and I'm going to continue to do so. I eat only real food and olive oil is on that list of real foods. Besides the fact that olive oil helps the body to digest all of those raw dark leafy green veggies that I eat, it builds/repairs cells AND it is a very powerful antioxidant. I'm 38 years old and people often think I'm in my early twenties; so obviously I'm doing something right.
I believe the mediterranean diet compared to the american diet is quite obvious, no big mac's no fried chips and no KFC'S instead healthy food cooked in a healthy way, fish and vegetables with a little virgin olive oil is good for you. The problem is to copy the med's diet would be very costly for most people, fish cooking over a coal fire just cannot happen everyday for most of us.
Actually, if you google "oldest people in the caucasus mountains, there are people that have lived to 130, 140, and more years old. It is common for people to live over a hundred....
@Ravenlock99 Well done with that. You do realise that when testing on humans we generally observe and gather correlation evidence as opposed to testing them in labs for causation evidence because it is unethical and prohibited
this guy is brilliant..his info is super solid. u can't mess with this guy cuz his data is solid and smart...i never listened when people started talking about how we should be taking in a lot of "good fats"
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BE HEALTHY...STOP EATING ANYTHING IN A BOX,PACKAGE,FROZEN,IN A CAN, IN A BOTTLE,FRIED,OR MICROWAVED?.. KINDA HARD HUH....WELL SOME COUNTRIES STILL DO IT..BECAUSE THEY STILL PLANT, FISH AND GROW THEIR OWN FOOD....
And about wine: maybe the Greeks were drinking less because they were drinking ouzo. But in rural France, were longevity was highest, they did not drink 2 glasses a day, are you kidding me? That would be only with breakfast!
First of all, not all olive oil is created equal. I bet most urban folks in Greece and Italy cannot afford high quality EVOO today, the one high in antioxidants, plant sterols and phytonutrients.. And who understood you can use tons of the stuff?? Of course, moderation was always advised.
Basically in the video hes saying, olive oil isn't bad, but putting it on a cheeseburger isnt going to make you healthy... Americans need more than olive oil to be healthy, they need more veggies and fruits.
what is this a joke...? palestine has a higher rate of obesity than the u.s...really? guys do your own research and don't accept any of this garbage right away
Ichthyologistic & TheNerfSocom's conversation is nonsensical. Ichthyologistic is silly for advocating zero oils. TheNerfSocom is silly for his nonsensical comments about "too much avocado" (?!) being needed. We need small amounts of LA & ALA. As examples, 3oz walnuts or 1tbsp canola will do the the ALA. 2tbsp corn oil or 2oz pine nuts will do the LA. All without breaking the caloric bank. Guys, your conversation is pointless. Bottom line: Do at least a little planning on your diet & you're OK.
Totally agreed. It's so obvious this guy's not a scientist, but he tries to come across as one.
He's also been proven wrong by the latest prospective cohort studies. The EPIC study for instance showed olive is PROTECTIVE against future heart disease (highest consumers had lower future heart disease than lowest consumers). So this video is dated and proven wrong by the latest science. It should be taken down.
@andrewmente I should clarify. I'm also critical of the "Olive oil as elixir of life" brigade. It's lower in sat fat than animal fats. So using it instead is helpful. The MUF's are probably helpful. But it has more sat fat than most oils, & 2x as much as canola. The vaunted polyphenol AOX's are only traces. & no omega3. EPIC was testing an entire diet. Higher OO intake implies lower animal fat, on the balance. And the study didn't compare OO with other oils. OO receives too much unproven credit.
But they compared to HIGHEST consumers to the LOWEST consumers (standard nutritional analysis in diet studies) and found the highest had a 50% risk reduction in future heart disease. That's powerful!!! Check it out.
@andrewmente Reading the abstract & scanning the paper itself I don't see where they controlled for sat fat intake. Without that it just shows that replacing sat fat with unsat fats is good. Which we knew already. It doesn't say anything about whether there is anything special about OO, compared to, e.g. saflower or canola. In fact, I know of no research which does. The famous Lion Heart study used primarily canola. But most people think it's evidence for OO. And it, too, tested a complete diet.
and is the only one that I've seen that talks specifically about OO. I see no evidence there that OO is better than any other oil. The EPIC researchers' latest highlighted findings (2008) are summarized here:
tinyurlDOTcom/7c5wa3b
Search for a mention of olive oil in that. It's not there. The EPIC researchers apparently don't see these wondrous properties of OO. Could you point me to where you are getting your information?
Bendinelli B, et al, 2011, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol 93, no. 2, pgs 275-283.
Not that I would ever expect you to change your mind. It looks like you'll never accept olive oil as healthy no matter what the authors did.Tell me I'm wrong.
@andrewmente I follow the science carefully & don't read into it. The paper's $40, but we've the abstract. The data is correlational. We can live with that limitation. Veg consumption shows inverse correlation with CHD. Consumption of oil, proxied by OO, shows a similar effect. & where are they controlling for sat fat intake, again? No comparative data presented on any other oil. It furthers my point about this problem. Oils beat butter. But I know of no data showing OO to be special among oils.
@andrewmente Addendum. Perhaps I should summarize the CHD science as I see it. Evidence for the constellation of veg consumption, low sat fat, whole grains & fish is excellent. Evidence for those components individually is also good. Credible evidence suggests MUFA may be better than PUFA. Evidence for high UFA vs low UFA (constant sat fat) is inconclusive. Evidence for OO being more beneficial than other oils, particularly high MUF oils (e.g. saffl & canola) is nonexistent, despite the whoopla.
Novick misrepresents the science. "The Mediterranean Diet" is well defined by Lion Heart Study. Lots of vegetables & fruits, some nuts, fish & lean meats, whole grains, low sugar & canola (not olive) oil. That's what's been well studied. He inappropriately emphasizes Vogel's 2 very small studies, which have not been replicated. All in all, Novick is teaching bad science. His points about the public misinterpreting health advice regarding fats is spot on. But much of what he says is nonsense.
Oil and meat is good, but staying on our keyboards all day typing this and that, isn't. Nobody was worried about fats and sugars some 20-30 years ago.. not in Europe at least. I think the solution is to change our lifestyle - not our menu.
he makes some good points, olive oil is highly over-rated and very dangerous when heated. The best use for olive oil is as a hair and skin moisturizer.
Three tablespoons of olive oil,yeah?My grandmother in Chania of Crete couldn't stop laughing at you and your researh.She also asked me to buy her a set of measuring spoons because-after 97 years-she is curious to find out her daily consumption...
Olive oil should be used in small amounts. Three soup spoons/person each day are more than enough to cook. The less fat the better, but it is healthier to use olive oil than butter.
I really don't know what kind of interests you serve or what are your research sources.As a Cretan -want to believe well aware of the history of my island-and with passion for the quality food,I advise you to study better your lesson before you speak....
Silly people in the Mediterranean areas - millions of them drinking Olive Oil by the gallon for thousands of years and not dropping dead of heart attacks - I guess they didn't get the message that Olive Oil is now a "sick food."
I am greek and as far as I know there's no war in Crete now but they still eat some good food, less meat as well and no they don't want to eat processed american food, there's so much quality street food in Crete and in Greece in general. plus Mc Donalds is still a great failure In Greece because very few eat it!
When talking about mediterranean diet, we actually mean less or no meat, more legumes (lentils, chick peas, beans etc), many greens like collard greens , fresh veggies and replacement of all processed fat and oils with RAW olive oil in moderation ( add olive oil at the end of cooking)... Some people have also used the term"mediterranean diet" so as to refer to the Cretan Diet, which is truly one of the healthiest in the world! People there live for up to 100 years!
I believe he is saying that olive oil can't be used as a healthy substitute. He is saying that it is better to not add any oil to your diet. Just have plants, and you don't need to pour any fat on it!
@TheNerfSocom still fat is essential to our diet. I am not talking about any fat 'cause trans- and saturated fats like processed coco and palm oil or animal fat are a danger to our health, but olive oil, if cold-pressed (like it normally is) together with any other cold-pressed oil (almond, sunflower,flaxseed) is a must. Of course it depends what you combine it with, on a slice of white bread you will stimulate insuline and you'll get fatter.
@TheNerfSocom Exactly! You can have an amazingly healthy diet without pouring oil all over your soup, salads and vegetables. If you want to lose weight, lower cholesterol and reverse diabetes you have to reduce or remove the animal foods and plant fats, including all forms. Their's no such thing as a healthy oil, oil is refined just like white sugar. What IS healthy is to eat lots of plant foods and a little nuts or seeds in addition to get your healthy omega 3's.
@TheNerfSocom we need fat!! our cells' outer "wall" is made of fat!! how will the cells be able to multiply if they do not have enough oil to "build" themselves??
@Ichthyologistic Fruits and vegetables will provide that necessary fat. Just look at any herbivore. Do they eat extra oils? Do they make sure they have salad dressing with their leaves? No. Their plant based diet provides all the necessary fat for cellular reproduction.
Just think of an elephant or a giraffe. If you are trying to tell me that they use salad dressing so they can effectively reproduce cells, then this is not where you should be discussing it.
@TheNerfSocom the only difference is that herbivore digestive tract is designed to be able to digest plant cells. Plus, they eat huge amounts of plants so they can get enough nutrients. Humans cannot digest fibers. Try eating grass or leaves.... The natural acids will irritate your stomach and your enzymes wont be able to "break" the thick outer cellular wall plant cells have. We are only able to eat certain plants. We are not herbivores, get over it!
@TheNerfSocom also, with the same logic you used, take a look at wolves! they eat only meat, no veggies at all, and they are perfectly healthy and strong!!
@Ichthyologistic Humans are more herbivore than carnivore. Our bodies match more of herbivores. Do you believe that if we ate all meat our lives, we would be strong and healthy? That is what you seem to be implying. I would post a link showing the relativity of humans to herbivores, buy YouTube will block it.
@TheNerfSocom no, im not implying that at all!! human are neither herbivore nor carnivore! they are BOTH! im just trying to show the false of your argument! yeah, humans have similarities to herbivores, but why do you choose to neglect the similarities to carnivores? you cant be strong and healthy eating only veggies as you cant be strong and healthy eating only meat! you need both!
@Ichthyologistic Where your argument falls short is here: there are many people who eat a plant based diet, and they are all healthy! These people don't add oil or butter to their breads. Yet you don't see very healthy person who live on an animal based diet. This alone proves that eating a plant based diet will provide the necessary fats for life.
Your beginning argument was that without fats, cellular reproduction would be at fault. I've already given you several points that disprove this.-
@Ichthyologistic Continued: And there is clear evidence that you do not need external oils for cellular reproduction: look at someone who is on this diet. Are they dying? Are they deteriorating? No. They are healthy, and strong. You don't need the salad dressing.
@TheNerfSocom if you eat too much avocado or nuts, sure, you'll get enough fats to survive. But plants only dont provide us enough fats because they are almost fat-free. Also, some vitamins are fat-soluble and they need to be dessolved in some form of fat so they can be absorbed. Eat as many carrots as you like, but if your fat intake is zero you will get zilch vitamin A! It will just pass through you..
@Ichthyologistic I think this means that the healthy oils come from fish Omega 3.. which he mentioned had a neutral effect of the blood flow...and didnt slow it down.
@AOZXRAY When you say "well-treated animals", find out a) what happens to the male calves born to the dairy cows and b) what happens to the dairy cows when they get to 5 or 6 years old and c) how long is the natural life span of a cow?
Now, are these cows and calves REALLY well-treated?
I think the core message of this video is good but from my experiences eating a handful of sprouted almonds makes me feel fantastic. So saying a low fat diet is the best choice really doesn't stand true for me. I think everyone functions optimally in different ways whether that be from eating primarily carbs, fat, or protein.
@domdabombabc A handful of nuts a day can be part of a low fat diet. The point is to eat an entire whole food. Eat some olives if you want, not olive oil on everything.
No one eats canola whole, safflower whole or even coconut whole in the USA (generally they're inedible or it's very rare)
Eat mostly whole foods that you can tell what they are, not just frying and drizzling liquid fat out of a bottle on all your cooking and thinking it's healthy fat. This is deceiving
There was a guy on Letterman that was 100 years old and ate hotdogs everyday of his life. I don't care what you do, when it's your time to go it's your time to whether it's 2 months old or 120 yrs old. Nobody lives forever. Eat in moderation, excercise, make love, stay positive, learn new things and you will be ok until God says you're outta here.
that is TOO simple of thinking. the guy who ate hot dogs every day probably had the body and genetics to live long anyway. he probably would have lived longer if he ate better. LETS NOT THROW AWAY OUR BRAINS FOR A FLASH IN THE PAN.
The title of this video is not very descriptive of the actual content, hes just saying that we think olive oil and wine makes us healthy. He's saying were not getting the whole picture of what really is the cause of the benefits of the mediterranean diet.
This man just doesn´t know what he's saing! The're loads of spanish people over a 100 years with excellent health.
The "mediterranean diet" is NOT a loose weight diet it's a style of cooking and eating based on lots of FRESH fruit, vegetables, fish and meat cooked on the grill. You're suposed to have a max of 3 o 4 spoons of olive oil per day and, if U whant, 1 or 2 glasses of wine.Beer is also great
I'm spanish, thats how I eat every day and my family have all pased away beeing over 90 years.
when I started cooking with olive oil (believing it was healthy) I started getting what I thought was ulcers, but it turned out to be gallstones. I think I'll stick with my healthy diet of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts and seeds and SKIP the processed foods (especially oil). My gallbladder prefers it that way.
This guy is twisting facts around to make himself look brilliant, but he's someone with an agenda that he's trying to push. It's quite obvious when he's looking for answers from the audience and no one answers him because he's the only one who understand what he's talking about. He exposed some flaws in the conception of the Mediterranean Diet here in the US, but his views on it are pushing the truth to the opposite end of the spectrum as well.
@NemeanLion What agenda? He's not selling you anything in this. Nice try though. You should open your mind and check out his website and you might learn something.
@82Bdog Don't feed me the "nice try" line to win an argument, it doesn't work. Not selling anything? How about himself? His opinion on olive oil is in the minority when it comes to it's place in the health food world. People who rock the boat are people who get noticed and his controversial opinion is doing the same.
@NemeanLion I already did. Also his opinion is not an opinion it is fact. The only way olive oil is okay is if you eat a very low-fat whole foods diet then you could get away with using a little here or there, otherwise that extra fat can cause problems as proven in dr.esselstyns study done on advanced heart disease patients. The majority is usually wrong bro.
@82Bdog Your research is very limited and you should try looking around a bit more before following this guy like all the other sheep out there. The study done by Vogel on the Meditrranean Diet was with only 10 TEST SUBJECTS 1 MEAL A WEEK FOR 5 WEEKS, which "your boy" is quoting at 8:32. A very bold assumption with such a limited study. No wonder this guy is the only one quoting this study since 2000. He'll dig for anything to sell his point of view. Are you getting the picture yet?
@NemeanLion You are pointing out one thing from a video that is only part of his presentation. I'm telling you I used to think what he says is wrong to until I started reading his forum on dr.mcdougall's site and this guy is real and backs up everything he says with credible peer-reviewed studies. No agenda sorry.
@82Bdog Oh, so it's ok for him to use shady information to prove his point as long as it's in small quantities, huh? The funny thing was that's the only part of his presentation I actually did some research on. Maybe you should try looking around too and not just on his own personal website for "the truth". Doesn't it bother you that you may be giving hundreds of people here misinformation that could ruin their health?
@NemeanLion Not shady at all if you listen to the whole presentation. No it bothers me that people like you are giving mis-info by trying to say olive oil is a health food. Read what I said in my comment , he backs up everything he says with credible studies unlike most of these so-called health gurus. I get info from all over the place, not just his site which I only found a few months ago.
@82Bdog I'm giving misinformation? You truly have no idea how ignorant and blind you are. The guy in this video is cherry picking health studies (sometimes poorly conducted ones) that support his argument and you have the gall to call other professionals (with much more conclusive and concrete evidence) "so called health guru's"? You live in your own world.
@NemeanLion So who's giving the "much more conclusive and concrete evidence" for olive oil being a health food?? Your insults are pathetic and lame...
I live in Greece for the past 29 years. What is true is that the average Greek's
nutrition is far from the Mediterranean diet. However, people do not have to get through poverty and war conditions to adjust themseves in to a proper nutrition, and moreover, olive oil is a significant substance (not even a substitute!) in a
diet. And no, we don't put olive oil in souvlaki! A Mediterranean diet is based on the consumption of plant food, lots of fish,white meat once a week, red meat once a week.
well, it's obvious that if you consider big macs to be the standard olive oil is without question a "better choice". but if you consider a diet of all natural, whole, plant based, and mainly raw diet olive oil can now be seen as junk food!! NO DUU, of course olive oil is "better" than trans fats and animal fats! what is BEST??
@benjorgensen1 Extra virgin olive oil is almost all of the things you described, natural, plant based, and raw. It is simply olives crushed, centrifuged to separate water/pulp from the oil, then bottled.
@urveen i should take back what i said about it being junk.. i'm not saying that it should never be eaten, just reverberating what this guy said about people thinking that it is 100% healthy and eating it regularly as a result. yes, you are right that it is plant base and unrefined which is great, but i guess i'm just saying that we should be aware of the fact that it is a highly concentrated food, at least it's 90% a whole food. thanks for straitening me up!
As the Roman Empire grew and become more "educated and civilized," the Emperor decided to send some weenee and teach the Roman soldiers about healthy eating and the benefits of a vegan diet.
Then the Roman soldiers became a bunch of pussies and the Roman Empire faded into oblivion.
@StuUngar These "pussies" were always primarily vegan and were the greatest military force of their time. The Roman Empire did not simply dissipate, it's 3,000 mile border was under constant siege by Barbarians while Rome's own society and government were collapsing. What's that you say? Their society and government collapsed because they went vegan? The politicians and citizens weren't vegan though. So the big manly meat eaters were puking in vomitoriums and letting their country get fucked...
@LordAngus1992 Greatest military force? Big, Organized, Yes! But actually the best "Pound per pound" military force was the Spartan - and they ate lots of meat!!! Also, Stone Age people had bones thicker than those of a modern Olympic Heavyweight lifter - they were not vegs. Vegs are, on average, physically weaker and less active - it's a fact, nothing here to argue about
@LordAngus1992 As an expert of Ancient Roman history, I can tell you that Romans were definitely not primarily vegan. I don't know how anyone could come to that conclusion given the historical accounts. Red meat, grain and wine were the foods of the masses. The Patricians could afford a few fruits, vegetables and fish in addition. It also varied a little from region to region.
@StuUngar while the vegan "pussies" were sacrificing themselves for the defense of their country against barbarians. Nothing you will ever do in life will come close to that level of bravery and valor.
@LordAngus1992 Where is bravery and valor? Sacrificing themselves for the defense? They themselves invaded many nations through killing and burning, including going North. Yeah, really, heroic defenders... They were just soldiers, well disciplined and organized, big strong army, but nothing outstanding
@valgez1 Wow you're lame and your lame-ass insults show that you definitely are full of shit and you know it lol. That's what people (usually kids or teenagers) do when they lose arguments they resort to name-calling LOL
The best oils are Hemp and Flax. The best diet is RAW Food (veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds). See: Dr. Brian Clement (Hippocrates Health Institute) and Charlotte Gerson (Gerson Clinic). They've cured tens of thousands from Cancer, Diabetes, and other diseases. They routinely cure patients labelled "incurable" and sent home to die by mainstream doctors. Educate yourself on the choke-hold big business has on American medicine. See Dr. Campbell's video "Animal Protein - Meat and Dairy - Cause Cancer"
@Silenus6 I truly think that those doctors are idiots that burnt their brains out while in the university. They lost their ability to think, but acquired "Academic" tools, learned how to write research abstracts, make favorable assumptions and come to idiotic conclusions. This is called today's science. Well, nothing against RAW food, in fact, RAW food is the BEST, just don't touch the sacred RAW BEEF and RAW SALMON !!! :-)))
It's the Diet of the majority of today's society which is the problem. We need oils for energy - WE DO NOT NEED CARBOHYDRATES AS FUEL! Remove refined carbs from your diet and consume natural unrefined oils, proteins, lots of fresh vegetables, fruit and lots of water - you will see the true benefits of it for your body and soul! What has happened to our human race that they willingly believe that processed and artificial is better over natural and pure.
@Tutti5Frutti WE DO NEED CARBS AS FUEL. Take your dogma elsewhere. Fruits are carbs also. How come all olympians and athletes that do triathlons eat high carb diets?? They will crash not eating carbs. Carbs should be the main energy source (coming from whole foods) just like the longest -lived healthiest populations ever studied.
@Tutti5Frutti WE DO NEED CARBS AS FUEL. And fruits are carbs. All cells run on sugar. Tell olympic athletes and triathletes that they don't need carbs as fuel lol.
@82Bdog I should have been a little more specific about the "carb" part. Of course our body needs a certain amount of sugar as fuel - yes the type that we find naturally produced in "natural foods". However,our body should not primarily run on Breads and grain as shown on the ridiculous "food pyramid". Combining natural fats & oils with a healthy balanced diet consisting of veg,fruit,meat & consuming minimal breads & cereals(which have no real nutritional value) will maintain optimal health.
@Tutti5Frutti all the longest-lived populations ever studied ate a high carb starch based diets. A great example is the okinawans before 1950 eating 65-69% sweet potatoes. Meat was always a very very small percentage of the diet in any of these populations. A high-carb low-fat plant based diet is still the only diet proven to reverse heart disease. We don't need meat.
I hope a long life. in Europe all the Mediterranean diet suggest why that is heltly.In our Government Hospitals are not private, so if you get sick and go to work can be a great loss economica.Viva vegetarians. excuse my English, are Italian ...... luckily for me.Gesu `Christ drank wine and ate olive oil, he drank beer and ate nuts oil!!!!!
Right now i am eating a wonderfull salad with lots of E.V.O.O and balsamic vinegar.Delicious.And i am healthy and strong as a bull(I've even been on a low carb diet when i ate ~100g olive oil/day).
Its really idiotic to put the blame on olive oil. Just olive oil..... Blame the bad eating habbits and low IQ of the Americans and you might do something
I think a lot of people are reacting to the mocking tone of the presentation as opposed to what he's actually saying. Keep in mind Greece and Bulgaria are Orthodox Countries which have strict fasting and vegan eating at different times of the year. SImilarly, a lot of recipes you see from those countries call for sunflower oil and many food products imported from those countries contain sunflower oil. I think a lot is being ignored period.
@rmarchant303 You have to admit the "moderation" saying is simply for people who don't want to take control of their lives and that's their excuse for not doing what's best for them. Not making anything personal, but that's the general rule. How about moderation in the things that are good for us (try eating 100 pounds of lettuce in one sitting if you think "more is always better!") and AVOIDING the things that are simply not conducive to our well being? Some food (not oil!) for though. ;)
It's not that he's saying olive oil is bad for you - it's in the way most Americans consume it. And I might add, he points out that many countries eat more like Americans now, which means they eat less healthy than they used too - so they're technically not eating a true Mediterranean diet.. If you stick to a REAL Mediterranean diet - like say from Lebanon, you will get veggies, legumes, grains, and all the types of food groups recommended. Olive oil is only used sparingly in many dishes.
It's not that he's saying olive oil is bad for you - it's in the way most Americans consume it. And I might add, he points out that many countries eat more like Americans now, which means they eat less healthy than they used too - so they're technically not eating a true Mediterranean diet.. If you stick to a REAL Mediterranean diet - like say from Lebanon, you will get veggies, legumes, grains, and all the types of food groups recommended. Olive oil is only used sparingly in many dishes.
This guy sounds fake to me. Every article that I found online says that olive oil is good for you except this guy and the oldest person to ever live credits olive oil for her longevity. I think I'll take my chances with drinking olive oil.
@joeyyowee Dr's Joel Furhman , Neal Barnard, T Colin Campbell, Caldwell Esselstyn , Dean Ornish, John A McDougall and a bunch of others will tell you the same as Novick regarding Olive Oil. check it out!
ONE MUST QUESTION WHY A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE OF THIS NATURE WOULD RECEIVE 84 DISLIKES? SURELY THEY CAN'T ALL BE PEOPLE WHO LOVE OLIVE OIL AND ARE BLATANTLY IGNORANT, ALTHOUGH OBVIOUSLY INTO HEALTH BECAUSE THEY ARE WATCHING THIS. THEREFORE, I CONCLUDE THAT THE SCIENCE ON THIS SHOW MUST BE FLAWED. .. SOMEONE PLEASE PROVE ME WRONG?
@shreddedreams because mainstream media has everyone convinced that olive oil is so great. I wasn't sure about jeff novick at first until I started looking at his forum on dr.mcdougall's site. He backs up everything he says with peer-reviewed studies and probably has the best nutrition info on the internet.
what a goober! yeah....I'm sure people poured olive oil all over their Big Mac. Everyone knows olive oil is a better "choice" over crap like Canola, Corn Oil and Vegetable Oil. Coconut Oil is the best but this nerd probably thinks it's bad because it's OMG "SATURATED FAT" Run for the hills!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@bloozedaddy I agree with you about olive oil but I think that we have to be careful about coconut oil and eat it in small quantities as it is extremely high in Omega 6 which without being balanced by Omega 3 is bad for us. Good oils also include avocado, walnut, macadamia, flax seed, fish oil almond and sesame but in small quantity for the same reason as coconut oil.
THIS GUY IS FUCKING WANKER.
UnitedKorean 22 hours ago
I take what this guy says with a large grain of salt- you'd think he was attacking the olive oil association. Question: Then Is there anything positive about olive oil consumption?
Everything in moderation. That means more plants and fruits for those lacking in their consumption, and more protein, fish, chicken and meat for those who don't get those in their silly vegan-only diets.
Not sure why we don't follow the rules of "diet & exercise," it's only been given for the last 150 years.
Alaska47Boy 3 days ago
Cells need oil to form properly, without it you get unhealthy cells. This is especially true of the brain cells. So, I think they are wrong. Oil is high in calories, but how much oil on your salad do you use? Not really very much. Also olive oil is a natural oil, produced by God, if you believe in God, or Nature, if you don't. Most foods made by God are safe to eat. Mother Nature also! Otherwise I follow this diet with amazing results. I highly recommend it.
6713joe 1 week ago
@6713joe "Cells need oil to form properly ... This is especially true of the brain cells."
Good luck making neurons out of olive oil. The primary fatty acid needed for neurons is DHA. Olive oil has none.
"Most foods made by God are safe to eat. Mother Nature also!"
Foods in the supermarket are generally safe to eat. Toxins are a ubiquitous defense in nature. Except where seed distribution through animal defecation is desired, plants don't "want" to be eaten. Just ask Socrates.
sbergman27 1 week ago
@6713joe Cells do need oils. But there is oil in vegetables! That's where vegetable oils are extracted from! This guy is basically saying, "Don't add more oil on top of what's already in the plants."
marcluc1988 19 hours ago
I can't take it anymore 3 minutes is enough
machtube2 1 week ago
I was hoping to get some objective, science-based info on why olive oil is not healthy, but I couldn't get past Jeff Novick's really bad introduction where he babbles about how many countries are in the Mediterranean. Sounds like he didn't take the time to investigate the Med diet and comes across as a ranting layperson without any scientific basis for his opinions. Too bad - I wanted to know the REAL reasons. This presentation isn't up to the usual E2Diet and Forks Over Knives standards.
jenniferh341 1 week ago
@jenniferh341 It's important to note that the Mediterranean diet is a complete diet & not just OO. In fact studies of it, like the Lion Heart Study, generally use Canola instead. So it's harder to talk about OO by itself. OO has about twice the sat fat of canola & lacks the omega-3 ALA fat. But nothing touches EVOO for taste. So I mix it up 10% EVOO/90% Canola for the best of both. The OO flavor still comes through, but with the benefits of canola. Fantastic on steamed vegetables!
sbergman27 1 week ago
One really good thing about olive oil - it doesn't change a lot when you heat it, like other fats do. ( 'Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill'). It's very stable. Butter is too (unlike margarine, which is not even recognized as 'food' by your body). In cooking, when I have to I pick olive oil. I'll dramatically reduce the amount but even for baking, olive oil has a surprisingly delicious taste in cakes and cookies. Still, little or none is always the best when possible.
2c4u222 1 week ago
The guy at the beginning looks like old school meme Delicious Ron. Doubt anyone remembers but you can google it and see if you disagree.
NoCommentChick 1 week ago
Jeff should be a comic. "The finest in life-saving comedy" He's SO E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-I-N-G. It's his 'smarter than your your brother', nagging little voice. It's extremly cute. Annoying, in a very positive way. (that's a compliment, in case it's not clear)
2c4u222 1 week ago
The Mediterranean diet is far more specific than he presented it. I agree that a diet high is raw foods is WONDERFUL and I agree that American dietary habits are really awful; but these are probably two of very few areas where we would agree.
BeWellMyFriends 1 week ago
I can see why best doctors always recommend a healthy plant based diet that also excludes oils. But I must admit I always thought that olive oil was good for our health, unlike sunflower oils and other types of oils. I'll try to decrease my oil intake - I don't even eat too much oil - but I don't think I can completely give up all oils, because they taste very good on a salad, or in cooked foods.
Unfortunately, people who have heart disease must exclude oils.
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FrozenMermaid666 2 weeks ago
what a blow...i put olive oil almost on everything i eat!!!!
PAKETEMON 2 weeks ago
@PAKETEMON: I do too and I'm going to continue to do so. I eat only real food and olive oil is on that list of real foods. Besides the fact that olive oil helps the body to digest all of those raw dark leafy green veggies that I eat, it builds/repairs cells AND it is a very powerful antioxidant. I'm 38 years old and people often think I'm in my early twenties; so obviously I'm doing something right.
BeWellMyFriends 1 week ago
I believe the mediterranean diet compared to the american diet is quite obvious, no big mac's no fried chips and no KFC'S instead healthy food cooked in a healthy way, fish and vegetables with a little virgin olive oil is good for you. The problem is to copy the med's diet would be very costly for most people, fish cooking over a coal fire just cannot happen everyday for most of us.
chrisb410 3 weeks ago
@chrisb410 What he was saying was, if you have a mostly plant diet, that the fish and oil won't hurt you as much. The olive oil provides no benefit.
trsidn 1 week ago
Wow, I just wasted 10 min on a stupid speech made for dum americans.
djtee1432 3 weeks ago
Actually, if you google "oldest people in the caucasus mountains, there are people that have lived to 130, 140, and more years old. It is common for people to live over a hundred....
MonaveCosmetics 3 weeks ago
Correlation does not imply causation.
Ravenlock99 1 month ago
@Ravenlock99 Well done with that. You do realise that when testing on humans we generally observe and gather correlation evidence as opposed to testing them in labs for causation evidence because it is unethical and prohibited
LuckynumberSlevin11 4 weeks ago
that this is so bad voted shows how mentally corrupt we are
lachmichweg 1 month ago
this guy is brilliant..his info is super solid. u can't mess with this guy cuz his data is solid and smart...i never listened when people started talking about how we should be taking in a lot of "good fats"
BLUERAY1 1 month ago
wtf is a LN degree
jetsamjetsam 1 month ago
RS degree - Religious Studies
jetsamjetsam 1 month ago
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BE HEALTHY...STOP EATING ANYTHING IN A BOX,PACKAGE,FROZEN,IN A CAN, IN A BOTTLE,FRIED,OR MICROWAVED?.. KINDA HARD HUH....WELL SOME COUNTRIES STILL DO IT..BECAUSE THEY STILL PLANT, FISH AND GROW THEIR OWN FOOD....
SILVIARDZ4U 1 month ago
And about wine: maybe the Greeks were drinking less because they were drinking ouzo. But in rural France, were longevity was highest, they did not drink 2 glasses a day, are you kidding me? That would be only with breakfast!
paperl8 1 month ago
First of all, not all olive oil is created equal. I bet most urban folks in Greece and Italy cannot afford high quality EVOO today, the one high in antioxidants, plant sterols and phytonutrients.. And who understood you can use tons of the stuff?? Of course, moderation was always advised.
paperl8 1 month ago
Basically in the video hes saying, olive oil isn't bad, but putting it on a cheeseburger isnt going to make you healthy... Americans need more than olive oil to be healthy, they need more veggies and fruits.
Gyva02 2 months ago 3
what is this a joke...? palestine has a higher rate of obesity than the u.s...really? guys do your own research and don't accept any of this garbage right away
moeeyayo 2 months ago
@moeeyayo
He's definitely not a scientist.
andrewmente 2 months ago
One thing is for sure, this guy's not a scientist.
andrewmente 2 months ago
Ichthyologistic & TheNerfSocom's conversation is nonsensical. Ichthyologistic is silly for advocating zero oils. TheNerfSocom is silly for his nonsensical comments about "too much avocado" (?!) being needed. We need small amounts of LA & ALA. As examples, 3oz walnuts or 1tbsp canola will do the the ALA. 2tbsp corn oil or 2oz pine nuts will do the LA. All without breaking the caloric bank. Guys, your conversation is pointless. Bottom line: Do at least a little planning on your diet & you're OK.
sbergman27 2 months ago
@sbergman27
Totally agreed. It's so obvious this guy's not a scientist, but he tries to come across as one.
He's also been proven wrong by the latest prospective cohort studies. The EPIC study for instance showed olive is PROTECTIVE against future heart disease (highest consumers had lower future heart disease than lowest consumers). So this video is dated and proven wrong by the latest science. It should be taken down.
andrewmente 2 months ago
@andrewmente I should clarify. I'm also critical of the "Olive oil as elixir of life" brigade. It's lower in sat fat than animal fats. So using it instead is helpful. The MUF's are probably helpful. But it has more sat fat than most oils, & 2x as much as canola. The vaunted polyphenol AOX's are only traces. & no omega3. EPIC was testing an entire diet. Higher OO intake implies lower animal fat, on the balance. And the study didn't compare OO with other oils. OO receives too much unproven credit.
sbergman27 2 months ago
@sbergman27
But they compared to HIGHEST consumers to the LOWEST consumers (standard nutritional analysis in diet studies) and found the highest had a 50% risk reduction in future heart disease. That's powerful!!! Check it out.
andrewmente 2 months ago
@andrewmente Reading the abstract & scanning the paper itself I don't see where they controlled for sat fat intake. Without that it just shows that replacing sat fat with unsat fats is good. Which we knew already. It doesn't say anything about whether there is anything special about OO, compared to, e.g. saflower or canola. In fact, I know of no research which does. The famous Lion Heart study used primarily canola. But most people think it's evidence for OO. And it, too, tested a complete diet.
sbergman27 2 months ago
@sbergman27
No. Read the full paper. They controlled for other dietary confounders. Read the paper!!
andrewmente 2 months ago
@andrewmente Which paper? The one I have is here:
tinyurlDOTcom/6mmjj7h
and is the only one that I've seen that talks specifically about OO. I see no evidence there that OO is better than any other oil. The EPIC researchers' latest highlighted findings (2008) are summarized here:
tinyurlDOTcom/7c5wa3b
Search for a mention of olive oil in that. It's not there. The EPIC researchers apparently don't see these wondrous properties of OO. Could you point me to where you are getting your information?
sbergman27 2 months ago
@sbergman27
Bendinelli B, et al, 2011, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol 93, no. 2, pgs 275-283.
Not that I would ever expect you to change your mind. It looks like you'll never accept olive oil as healthy no matter what the authors did.Tell me I'm wrong.
andrewmente 2 months ago
@andrewmente I follow the science carefully & don't read into it. The paper's $40, but we've the abstract. The data is correlational. We can live with that limitation. Veg consumption shows inverse correlation with CHD. Consumption of oil, proxied by OO, shows a similar effect. & where are they controlling for sat fat intake, again? No comparative data presented on any other oil. It furthers my point about this problem. Oils beat butter. But I know of no data showing OO to be special among oils.
sbergman27 2 months ago
@andrewmente Addendum. Perhaps I should summarize the CHD science as I see it. Evidence for the constellation of veg consumption, low sat fat, whole grains & fish is excellent. Evidence for those components individually is also good. Credible evidence suggests MUFA may be better than PUFA. Evidence for high UFA vs low UFA (constant sat fat) is inconclusive. Evidence for OO being more beneficial than other oils, particularly high MUF oils (e.g. saffl & canola) is nonexistent, despite the whoopla.
sbergman27 2 months ago
Novick misrepresents the science. "The Mediterranean Diet" is well defined by Lion Heart Study. Lots of vegetables & fruits, some nuts, fish & lean meats, whole grains, low sugar & canola (not olive) oil. That's what's been well studied. He inappropriately emphasizes Vogel's 2 very small studies, which have not been replicated. All in all, Novick is teaching bad science. His points about the public misinterpreting health advice regarding fats is spot on. But much of what he says is nonsense.
sbergman27 2 months ago
@sbergman27 I totally agree. Thanks for the intelligent comment.
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virginboy92 3 months ago
Oil and meat is good, but staying on our keyboards all day typing this and that, isn't. Nobody was worried about fats and sugars some 20-30 years ago.. not in Europe at least. I think the solution is to change our lifestyle - not our menu.
outterspaces 3 months ago
he makes some good points, olive oil is highly over-rated and very dangerous when heated. The best use for olive oil is as a hair and skin moisturizer.
plcollins1987 3 months ago
@joel4360 Animal meat and fats rule !!! Fuck the carbs !!!
valgez1 3 months ago
Three tablespoons of olive oil,yeah?My grandmother in Chania of Crete couldn't stop laughing at you and your researh.She also asked me to buy her a set of measuring spoons because-after 97 years-she is curious to find out her daily consumption...
legionaire6542 4 months ago 2
Olive oil should be used in small amounts. Three soup spoons/person each day are more than enough to cook. The less fat the better, but it is healthier to use olive oil than butter.
fontelita 4 months ago
I really don't know what kind of interests you serve or what are your research sources.As a Cretan -want to believe well aware of the history of my island-and with passion for the quality food,I advise you to study better your lesson before you speak....
legionaire6542 4 months ago
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This guy is an idiot
RevelationGJS 4 months ago
I put crisco on my burgers....and double deep fry my fries
spungnut 4 months ago
Silly people in the Mediterranean areas - millions of them drinking Olive Oil by the gallon for thousands of years and not dropping dead of heart attacks - I guess they didn't get the message that Olive Oil is now a "sick food."
vegasrenie 4 months ago
FAIL
MrCipherz 4 months ago
I am greek and as far as I know there's no war in Crete now but they still eat some good food, less meat as well and no they don't want to eat processed american food, there's so much quality street food in Crete and in Greece in general. plus Mc Donalds is still a great failure In Greece because very few eat it!
HannahMagdalena 4 months ago
When talking about mediterranean diet, we actually mean less or no meat, more legumes (lentils, chick peas, beans etc), many greens like collard greens , fresh veggies and replacement of all processed fat and oils with RAW olive oil in moderation ( add olive oil at the end of cooking)... Some people have also used the term"mediterranean diet" so as to refer to the Cretan Diet, which is truly one of the healthiest in the world! People there live for up to 100 years!
HannahMagdalena 4 months ago
I believe he is saying that olive oil can't be used as a healthy substitute. He is saying that it is better to not add any oil to your diet. Just have plants, and you don't need to pour any fat on it!
TheNerfSocom 4 months ago 17
@TheNerfSocom AGREED!
LowFatVeganChef 4 months ago
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philipjterry 4 months ago
@TheNerfSocom still fat is essential to our diet. I am not talking about any fat 'cause trans- and saturated fats like processed coco and palm oil or animal fat are a danger to our health, but olive oil, if cold-pressed (like it normally is) together with any other cold-pressed oil (almond, sunflower,flaxseed) is a must. Of course it depends what you combine it with, on a slice of white bread you will stimulate insuline and you'll get fatter.
robbar42 3 months ago
@TheNerfSocom Exactly! You can have an amazingly healthy diet without pouring oil all over your soup, salads and vegetables. If you want to lose weight, lower cholesterol and reverse diabetes you have to reduce or remove the animal foods and plant fats, including all forms. Their's no such thing as a healthy oil, oil is refined just like white sugar. What IS healthy is to eat lots of plant foods and a little nuts or seeds in addition to get your healthy omega 3's.
LowFatVeganChef 3 months ago
@TheNerfSocom we need fat!! our cells' outer "wall" is made of fat!! how will the cells be able to multiply if they do not have enough oil to "build" themselves??
Ichthyologistic 3 months ago
@Ichthyologistic Fruits and vegetables will provide that necessary fat. Just look at any herbivore. Do they eat extra oils? Do they make sure they have salad dressing with their leaves? No. Their plant based diet provides all the necessary fat for cellular reproduction.
Just think of an elephant or a giraffe. If you are trying to tell me that they use salad dressing so they can effectively reproduce cells, then this is not where you should be discussing it.
TheNerfSocom 3 months ago
@TheNerfSocom the only difference is that herbivore digestive tract is designed to be able to digest plant cells. Plus, they eat huge amounts of plants so they can get enough nutrients. Humans cannot digest fibers. Try eating grass or leaves.... The natural acids will irritate your stomach and your enzymes wont be able to "break" the thick outer cellular wall plant cells have. We are only able to eat certain plants. We are not herbivores, get over it!
Ichthyologistic 3 months ago
@TheNerfSocom also, with the same logic you used, take a look at wolves! they eat only meat, no veggies at all, and they are perfectly healthy and strong!!
Ichthyologistic 3 months ago
@Ichthyologistic Humans are more herbivore than carnivore. Our bodies match more of herbivores. Do you believe that if we ate all meat our lives, we would be strong and healthy? That is what you seem to be implying. I would post a link showing the relativity of humans to herbivores, buy YouTube will block it.
TheNerfSocom 3 months ago
@TheNerfSocom no, im not implying that at all!! human are neither herbivore nor carnivore! they are BOTH! im just trying to show the false of your argument! yeah, humans have similarities to herbivores, but why do you choose to neglect the similarities to carnivores? you cant be strong and healthy eating only veggies as you cant be strong and healthy eating only meat! you need both!
Ichthyologistic 3 months ago
@Ichthyologistic Where your argument falls short is here: there are many people who eat a plant based diet, and they are all healthy! These people don't add oil or butter to their breads. Yet you don't see very healthy person who live on an animal based diet. This alone proves that eating a plant based diet will provide the necessary fats for life.
Your beginning argument was that without fats, cellular reproduction would be at fault. I've already given you several points that disprove this.-
TheNerfSocom 3 months ago
@TheNerfSocom, "here are many people who eat a plant based diet, and they are all healthy!"
I'm one of them.
LloydChristmas777 1 month ago
@Ichthyologistic Continued: And there is clear evidence that you do not need external oils for cellular reproduction: look at someone who is on this diet. Are they dying? Are they deteriorating? No. They are healthy, and strong. You don't need the salad dressing.
TheNerfSocom 3 months ago
@TheNerfSocom if you eat too much avocado or nuts, sure, you'll get enough fats to survive. But plants only dont provide us enough fats because they are almost fat-free. Also, some vitamins are fat-soluble and they need to be dessolved in some form of fat so they can be absorbed. Eat as many carrots as you like, but if your fat intake is zero you will get zilch vitamin A! It will just pass through you..
Ichthyologistic 3 months ago
@Ichthyologistic I think this means that the healthy oils come from fish Omega 3.. which he mentioned had a neutral effect of the blood flow...and didnt slow it down.
321Trooper 3 months ago
@TheNerfSocom Fat is good, fat is necessary. Eggs are great food. Raw butter is great food from high quality, well treated animals.
AOZXRAY 6 days ago
@AOZXRAY When you say "well-treated animals", find out a) what happens to the male calves born to the dairy cows and b) what happens to the dairy cows when they get to 5 or 6 years old and c) how long is the natural life span of a cow?
Now, are these cows and calves REALLY well-treated?
marcluc1988 19 hours ago
@TheNerfSocom i have my blood test on my channel to prove that the low fat vegan life is the way to go !!!
monellasweeting 5 days ago
@monellasweeting low fat vegan all the way, loving it :)
scrambledeggsTV 4 days ago
I think the core message of this video is good but from my experiences eating a handful of sprouted almonds makes me feel fantastic. So saying a low fat diet is the best choice really doesn't stand true for me. I think everyone functions optimally in different ways whether that be from eating primarily carbs, fat, or protein.
domdabombabc 4 months ago
@domdabombabc A handful of nuts a day can be part of a low fat diet. The point is to eat an entire whole food. Eat some olives if you want, not olive oil on everything.
No one eats canola whole, safflower whole or even coconut whole in the USA (generally they're inedible or it's very rare)
Eat mostly whole foods that you can tell what they are, not just frying and drizzling liquid fat out of a bottle on all your cooking and thinking it's healthy fat. This is deceiving
LowFatVeganChef 4 months ago
There was a guy on Letterman that was 100 years old and ate hotdogs everyday of his life. I don't care what you do, when it's your time to go it's your time to whether it's 2 months old or 120 yrs old. Nobody lives forever. Eat in moderation, excercise, make love, stay positive, learn new things and you will be ok until God says you're outta here.
ScooterDiary 5 months ago
@ScooterDiary
that is TOO simple of thinking. the guy who ate hot dogs every day probably had the body and genetics to live long anyway. he probably would have lived longer if he ate better. LETS NOT THROW AWAY OUR BRAINS FOR A FLASH IN THE PAN.
soupdujur 4 months ago
The title of this video is not very descriptive of the actual content, hes just saying that we think olive oil and wine makes us healthy. He's saying were not getting the whole picture of what really is the cause of the benefits of the mediterranean diet.
Jleigh225 5 months ago
I love my unfiltered cold pressed olive oil.
qwondoflex 5 months ago
Is Greece really more obese than the US?
elementz1986 5 months ago
This man just doesn´t know what he's saing! The're loads of spanish people over a 100 years with excellent health.
The "mediterranean diet" is NOT a loose weight diet it's a style of cooking and eating based on lots of FRESH fruit, vegetables, fish and meat cooked on the grill. You're suposed to have a max of 3 o 4 spoons of olive oil per day and, if U whant, 1 or 2 glasses of wine.Beer is also great
I'm spanish, thats how I eat every day and my family have all pased away beeing over 90 years.
vickylb5 5 months ago
@vickylb5 The mediterranean diet is good but they didn't have the health or longevity that others like the okinawans had.
82Bdog 5 months ago 6
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when I started cooking with olive oil (believing it was healthy) I started getting what I thought was ulcers, but it turned out to be gallstones. I think I'll stick with my healthy diet of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts and seeds and SKIP the processed foods (especially oil). My gallbladder prefers it that way.
teddytheboxer 5 months ago
Dr. Mercola says olive oil is good to cook with...
tonysmith53214 5 months ago
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teddytheboxer 5 months ago
This guy is twisting facts around to make himself look brilliant, but he's someone with an agenda that he's trying to push. It's quite obvious when he's looking for answers from the audience and no one answers him because he's the only one who understand what he's talking about. He exposed some flaws in the conception of the Mediterranean Diet here in the US, but his views on it are pushing the truth to the opposite end of the spectrum as well.
NemeanLion 6 months ago
@NemeanLion What agenda? He's not selling you anything in this. Nice try though. You should open your mind and check out his website and you might learn something.
82Bdog 5 months ago
@82Bdog Don't feed me the "nice try" line to win an argument, it doesn't work. Not selling anything? How about himself? His opinion on olive oil is in the minority when it comes to it's place in the health food world. People who rock the boat are people who get noticed and his controversial opinion is doing the same.
NemeanLion 5 months ago
@NemeanLion I already did. Also his opinion is not an opinion it is fact. The only way olive oil is okay is if you eat a very low-fat whole foods diet then you could get away with using a little here or there, otherwise that extra fat can cause problems as proven in dr.esselstyns study done on advanced heart disease patients. The majority is usually wrong bro.
82Bdog 5 months ago
@82Bdog Your research is very limited and you should try looking around a bit more before following this guy like all the other sheep out there. The study done by Vogel on the Meditrranean Diet was with only 10 TEST SUBJECTS 1 MEAL A WEEK FOR 5 WEEKS, which "your boy" is quoting at 8:32. A very bold assumption with such a limited study. No wonder this guy is the only one quoting this study since 2000. He'll dig for anything to sell his point of view. Are you getting the picture yet?
NemeanLion 5 months ago
@NemeanLion You are pointing out one thing from a video that is only part of his presentation. I'm telling you I used to think what he says is wrong to until I started reading his forum on dr.mcdougall's site and this guy is real and backs up everything he says with credible peer-reviewed studies. No agenda sorry.
82Bdog 5 months ago
@82Bdog Oh, so it's ok for him to use shady information to prove his point as long as it's in small quantities, huh? The funny thing was that's the only part of his presentation I actually did some research on. Maybe you should try looking around too and not just on his own personal website for "the truth". Doesn't it bother you that you may be giving hundreds of people here misinformation that could ruin their health?
NemeanLion 5 months ago
@NemeanLion Not shady at all if you listen to the whole presentation. No it bothers me that people like you are giving mis-info by trying to say olive oil is a health food. Read what I said in my comment , he backs up everything he says with credible studies unlike most of these so-called health gurus. I get info from all over the place, not just his site which I only found a few months ago.
82Bdog 5 months ago
@82Bdog I'm giving misinformation? You truly have no idea how ignorant and blind you are. The guy in this video is cherry picking health studies (sometimes poorly conducted ones) that support his argument and you have the gall to call other professionals (with much more conclusive and concrete evidence) "so called health guru's"? You live in your own world.
NemeanLion 5 months ago
@NemeanLion So who's giving the "much more conclusive and concrete evidence" for olive oil being a health food?? Your insults are pathetic and lame...
82Bdog 5 months ago
I live in Greece for the past 29 years. What is true is that the average Greek's
nutrition is far from the Mediterranean diet. However, people do not have to get through poverty and war conditions to adjust themseves in to a proper nutrition, and moreover, olive oil is a significant substance (not even a substitute!) in a
diet. And no, we don't put olive oil in souvlaki! A Mediterranean diet is based on the consumption of plant food, lots of fish,white meat once a week, red meat once a week.
PetranTach 6 months ago
well, it's obvious that if you consider big macs to be the standard olive oil is without question a "better choice". but if you consider a diet of all natural, whole, plant based, and mainly raw diet olive oil can now be seen as junk food!! NO DUU, of course olive oil is "better" than trans fats and animal fats! what is BEST??
benjorgensen1 6 months ago
@benjorgensen1 Extra virgin olive oil is almost all of the things you described, natural, plant based, and raw. It is simply olives crushed, centrifuged to separate water/pulp from the oil, then bottled.
urveen 6 months ago
@urveen i should take back what i said about it being junk.. i'm not saying that it should never be eaten, just reverberating what this guy said about people thinking that it is 100% healthy and eating it regularly as a result. yes, you are right that it is plant base and unrefined which is great, but i guess i'm just saying that we should be aware of the fact that it is a highly concentrated food, at least it's 90% a whole food. thanks for straitening me up!
benjorgensen1 6 months ago
Jesus ate Olive oil. Nuff said.
Tsoma1 6 months ago
As the Roman Empire grew and become more "educated and civilized," the Emperor decided to send some weenee and teach the Roman soldiers about healthy eating and the benefits of a vegan diet.
Then the Roman soldiers became a bunch of pussies and the Roman Empire faded into oblivion.
StuUngar 7 months ago
@StuUngar These "pussies" were always primarily vegan and were the greatest military force of their time. The Roman Empire did not simply dissipate, it's 3,000 mile border was under constant siege by Barbarians while Rome's own society and government were collapsing. What's that you say? Their society and government collapsed because they went vegan? The politicians and citizens weren't vegan though. So the big manly meat eaters were puking in vomitoriums and letting their country get fucked...
LordAngus1992 7 months ago
@LordAngus1992 Greatest military force? Big, Organized, Yes! But actually the best "Pound per pound" military force was the Spartan - and they ate lots of meat!!! Also, Stone Age people had bones thicker than those of a modern Olympic Heavyweight lifter - they were not vegs. Vegs are, on average, physically weaker and less active - it's a fact, nothing here to argue about
valgez1 6 months ago
@valgez1 - "Vegs are, on average, physically weaker and less active - it's a fact, nothing here to argue about" - the evidence?
Pommit 6 months ago
@Pommit Yes, it's evidence.
valgez1 6 months ago
@valgez1 Did you know the gladiators bones have been studied and they found they were vegans?? I guess they were weak also lol?!
82Bdog 5 months ago
@LordAngus1992 As an expert of Ancient Roman history, I can tell you that Romans were definitely not primarily vegan. I don't know how anyone could come to that conclusion given the historical accounts. Red meat, grain and wine were the foods of the masses. The Patricians could afford a few fruits, vegetables and fish in addition. It also varied a little from region to region.
ancestoralmemory 6 months ago
@StuUngar while the vegan "pussies" were sacrificing themselves for the defense of their country against barbarians. Nothing you will ever do in life will come close to that level of bravery and valor.
LordAngus1992 7 months ago
@LordAngus1992 Where is bravery and valor? Sacrificing themselves for the defense? They themselves invaded many nations through killing and burning, including going North. Yeah, really, heroic defenders... They were just soldiers, well disciplined and organized, big strong army, but nothing outstanding
valgez1 6 months ago
@valgez1 You are full of shit! You act like you were around back then to know what they were like. What kind of b.s books are you reading?
82Bdog 5 months ago
@82Bdog I see that your brain constipation has turned to a mental diarrhea. Seriously, you are one quite stupid dude.
valgez1 5 months ago
@valgez1 Wow you're lame and your lame-ass insults show that you definitely are full of shit and you know it lol. That's what people (usually kids or teenagers) do when they lose arguments they resort to name-calling LOL
82Bdog 5 months ago
@82Bdog I am not insulting you, I am diagnosing your mental abilities. You are just one stupid prick.
valgez1 5 months ago
@valgez1 LOL you're a dork...
82Bdog 5 months ago
@82Bdog LOL you're Huyork
valgez1 5 months ago
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valgez1 5 months ago
The best oils are Hemp and Flax. The best diet is RAW Food (veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds). See: Dr. Brian Clement (Hippocrates Health Institute) and Charlotte Gerson (Gerson Clinic). They've cured tens of thousands from Cancer, Diabetes, and other diseases. They routinely cure patients labelled "incurable" and sent home to die by mainstream doctors. Educate yourself on the choke-hold big business has on American medicine. See Dr. Campbell's video "Animal Protein - Meat and Dairy - Cause Cancer"
Silenus6 7 months ago
@Silenus6 I truly think that those doctors are idiots that burnt their brains out while in the university. They lost their ability to think, but acquired "Academic" tools, learned how to write research abstracts, make favorable assumptions and come to idiotic conclusions. This is called today's science. Well, nothing against RAW food, in fact, RAW food is the BEST, just don't touch the sacred RAW BEEF and RAW SALMON !!! :-)))
valgez1 6 months ago
@Silenus6 you should also check out dr.esselstyn's book prevent and reverse heart disease and anything from dr.mcdougall.
82Bdog 5 months ago
Yeah! Lets make wise cracks and ignore all the studies he referenced! Who's the goober?
I guess chewing tobacco is a better choice than smoking too!
HulasFan 7 months ago
Whoever can sit there and say that canola oil is the healthier option can go jump in a lake.
Tutti5Frutti 7 months ago
Olive oil is NOT the problem here..
It's the Diet of the majority of today's society which is the problem. We need oils for energy - WE DO NOT NEED CARBOHYDRATES AS FUEL! Remove refined carbs from your diet and consume natural unrefined oils, proteins, lots of fresh vegetables, fruit and lots of water - you will see the true benefits of it for your body and soul! What has happened to our human race that they willingly believe that processed and artificial is better over natural and pure.
Tutti5Frutti 7 months ago 2
@Tutti5Frutti WE DO NEED CARBS AS FUEL. Take your dogma elsewhere. Fruits are carbs also. How come all olympians and athletes that do triathlons eat high carb diets?? They will crash not eating carbs. Carbs should be the main energy source (coming from whole foods) just like the longest -lived healthiest populations ever studied.
82Bdog 5 months ago
@Tutti5Frutti WE DO NEED CARBS AS FUEL. And fruits are carbs. All cells run on sugar. Tell olympic athletes and triathletes that they don't need carbs as fuel lol.
82Bdog 5 months ago
@82Bdog Tell an eskimo they will die without consuming a carbohydrate rich snack every three hours.
frodosauce 5 months ago
@frodosauce Yeah and they had very low life-expectancy so what's your point?
82Bdog 5 months ago
@82Bdog Well they managed to grow up without carbohydrates so the cells must have some alternative fuel source.
frodosauce 5 months ago
@frodosauce so most people grow up on very unhealthy diets what's your point?
82Bdog 5 months ago
@82Bdog I should have been a little more specific about the "carb" part. Of course our body needs a certain amount of sugar as fuel - yes the type that we find naturally produced in "natural foods". However,our body should not primarily run on Breads and grain as shown on the ridiculous "food pyramid". Combining natural fats & oils with a healthy balanced diet consisting of veg,fruit,meat & consuming minimal breads & cereals(which have no real nutritional value) will maintain optimal health.
Tutti5Frutti 5 months ago
@Tutti5Frutti all the longest-lived populations ever studied ate a high carb starch based diets. A great example is the okinawans before 1950 eating 65-69% sweet potatoes. Meat was always a very very small percentage of the diet in any of these populations. A high-carb low-fat plant based diet is still the only diet proven to reverse heart disease. We don't need meat.
82Bdog 5 months ago
Wtf, he is so fucking stupid.
I eat 6 eggs & 500 grams of cow per day, I also pour saturated fat (coconut oil & butter) on all my food. my C:HDL ratio is 2.6. FUCK VEGANS!
avishayalon111 7 months ago 2
I hope a long life. in Europe all the Mediterranean diet suggest why that is heltly.In our Government Hospitals are not private, so if you get sick and go to work can be a great loss economica.Viva vegetarians. excuse my English, are Italian ...... luckily for me.Gesu `Christ drank wine and ate olive oil, he drank beer and ate nuts oil!!!!!
asuspiero 7 months ago
@asuspiero And look what happened to him!!!!!
HulasFan 7 months ago
Right now i am eating a wonderfull salad with lots of E.V.O.O and balsamic vinegar.Delicious.And i am healthy and strong as a bull(I've even been on a low carb diet when i ate ~100g olive oil/day).
WHAT AN ANOYING DOUCHE.So arrogant and stupid :)
ScarlatMihai25 7 months ago
Its really idiotic to put the blame on olive oil. Just olive oil..... Blame the bad eating habbits and low IQ of the Americans and you might do something
Zaromoth 7 months ago 2
I Changed to Olive Oil in the last year and my blood pressure has been wonderful!!!!!..So this ding dong ain't got shit on E.V.O.O
sultanadelrock 7 months ago 2
I think a lot of people are reacting to the mocking tone of the presentation as opposed to what he's actually saying. Keep in mind Greece and Bulgaria are Orthodox Countries which have strict fasting and vegan eating at different times of the year. SImilarly, a lot of recipes you see from those countries call for sunflower oil and many food products imported from those countries contain sunflower oil. I think a lot is being ignored period.
Flirri 7 months ago
anybody knows anything about health knows that olive oil is garbage. You would never find a bottle of fat out in nature.
VeganSkaterDood 7 months ago
if you consume too much of anything you're not going to benefit from it, in moderation people in moderation
rmarchant303 8 months ago
@rmarchant303 You have to admit the "moderation" saying is simply for people who don't want to take control of their lives and that's their excuse for not doing what's best for them. Not making anything personal, but that's the general rule. How about moderation in the things that are good for us (try eating 100 pounds of lettuce in one sitting if you think "more is always better!") and AVOIDING the things that are simply not conducive to our well being? Some food (not oil!) for though. ;)
GotDurian1976 8 months ago
@rmarchant303 Even in moderation be moderate
valgez1 7 months ago
Jeff is the man! Great presentation. I avoid oils like the plague.
richedie 8 months ago
It's not that he's saying olive oil is bad for you - it's in the way most Americans consume it. And I might add, he points out that many countries eat more like Americans now, which means they eat less healthy than they used too - so they're technically not eating a true Mediterranean diet.. If you stick to a REAL Mediterranean diet - like say from Lebanon, you will get veggies, legumes, grains, and all the types of food groups recommended. Olive oil is only used sparingly in many dishes.
Anonevyl 8 months ago 2
@Anonevyl They drink olive oil, and not just "sparingly use it"
valgez1 7 months ago
@valgez1 Who does?
Anonevyl 7 months ago
It's not that he's saying olive oil is bad for you - it's in the way most Americans consume it. And I might add, he points out that many countries eat more like Americans now, which means they eat less healthy than they used too - so they're technically not eating a true Mediterranean diet.. If you stick to a REAL Mediterranean diet - like say from Lebanon, you will get veggies, legumes, grains, and all the types of food groups recommended. Olive oil is only used sparingly in many dishes.
Anonevyl 8 months ago
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joeyyowee 9 months ago
This guy sounds fake to me. Every article that I found online says that olive oil is good for you except this guy and the oldest person to ever live credits olive oil for her longevity. I think I'll take my chances with drinking olive oil.
joeyyowee 9 months ago
@joeyyowee Dr's Joel Furhman , Neal Barnard, T Colin Campbell, Caldwell Esselstyn , Dean Ornish, John A McDougall and a bunch of others will tell you the same as Novick regarding Olive Oil. check it out!
etherspinner 8 months ago
I love dipping bread in Olive Oil. IT'S THE BEST! I do it all the time. I'm addicted to Olive Oil. I can drink it all day!
InfurnusChaotix 9 months ago
@InfurnusChaotix why it doesn't taste good? Everything I eat tastes just as good since I stopped using olive oil
82Bdog 5 months ago
well, better 4 table spoons of olive oil a day with fish, salad or fresh meat, than a big mac or maccaroni and cheese.
After all you' re all going to die.
Cheers
ksenos69 9 months ago
ONE MUST QUESTION WHY A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE OF THIS NATURE WOULD RECEIVE 84 DISLIKES? SURELY THEY CAN'T ALL BE PEOPLE WHO LOVE OLIVE OIL AND ARE BLATANTLY IGNORANT, ALTHOUGH OBVIOUSLY INTO HEALTH BECAUSE THEY ARE WATCHING THIS. THEREFORE, I CONCLUDE THAT THE SCIENCE ON THIS SHOW MUST BE FLAWED. .. SOMEONE PLEASE PROVE ME WRONG?
shreddedreams 9 months ago
@shreddedreams because mainstream media has everyone convinced that olive oil is so great. I wasn't sure about jeff novick at first until I started looking at his forum on dr.mcdougall's site. He backs up everything he says with peer-reviewed studies and probably has the best nutrition info on the internet.
82Bdog 5 months ago
@82Bdog The BEST NUTRITION INFORMATION ON THE ENTIRE INTERNET? I'M SURE.
shreddedreams 5 months ago
@shreddedreams So am I! Good to hear lol!
82Bdog 5 months ago
what a goober! yeah....I'm sure people poured olive oil all over their Big Mac. Everyone knows olive oil is a better "choice" over crap like Canola, Corn Oil and Vegetable Oil. Coconut Oil is the best but this nerd probably thinks it's bad because it's OMG "SATURATED FAT" Run for the hills!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bloozedaddy 9 months ago 14
@bloozedaddy I agree with you about olive oil but I think that we have to be careful about coconut oil and eat it in small quantities as it is extremely high in Omega 6 which without being balanced by Omega 3 is bad for us. Good oils also include avocado, walnut, macadamia, flax seed, fish oil almond and sesame but in small quantity for the same reason as coconut oil.
BytomGirl 6 months ago
@bloozedaddy this person is stupid... mediteranen people have good artistic qualities and it reflects in there food and pasta....
isometric85 4 months ago
When the HELL did Rick Moranis start talking about olive oil? Go back to Little Shop of Horrors you Canadian!!
mrdave777 9 months ago
i use olive oil to gain weight in a healthy way. i drink 4 tablespoons and a glass of milk after i eat dinner
imreadyyo26 9 months ago