Washington: A recent study has found that intake of more than seven grams of olive oil per day is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality, cancer mortality, neurodegenerative disease mortality and respiratory disease mortality. The study has been published in the ‘Journal of the American College of Cardiology’. The study found that replacing about 10 grams/day of margarine, butter, mayonnaise and dairy fat with the equivalent amount of olive oil is associated with a lower risk of mortality as well. “Our findings support current dietary recommendations to increase the i…
