New research suggests that olive oil reduces the death risks of Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: TICKoper/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0A new study published on Tuesday says that substituting olive oil for butter and other saturated fats could improve your health and extend your lifespan by years.
Researchers found that people who have over half a tablespoon of olive oil a day are less likely to succumb to heart disease, Alzheimer’s, lung disease, and cancer.
Study author Marta Guasch-Ferre, a research scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, says that building a strong, preventative diet is a complex process but olive oil is a great foundation:
