Olive Oil and Health

Extra-virgin olive oil, raw or heated, is the most recommended fat in a balanced diet. It is not only because of its aroma and flavour, but also its other characteristics such as its acid composition with predominance of mono-saturated fatty acids and with a perfect balance of poly-saturated acids, its content in vitamin E, in provitamin A and in antioxidants that have protective effects on health. Particularly the Mediterranean diet remains the one advised by the experts, but it must be joined with the Zone diet, as the Americans say.