Choose your oil carefully — your heart may depend on it
by Fred Pescatore, M.D. According to a new study from Europe, it appears that polyphenols, the anti-oxidant compounds found in olive oil, may reduce LDL cholesterol levels and the build-up of LDL in arterial walls. Now I don’t typically put a lot of emphasis on cholesterol. That’s because cholesterol, in itself, isn’t the troublemaker the […]