Olive Oil Can Save Your Life

A massive 28-year study by led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows unequivocal evidence that those who consume olive oil live longer than those who don’t.

A half a tablespoon a day keeps the doctor away © Deborah Copaken

By now we all know, from numerous studies, that a Mediterranean diet rich in plant-based foods and fish is good for us, and that one of the cornerstones of that diet is swapping butter and margarine for olive oil. (Fine. Yes. Got it.) But did you also know that the mere consumption of oliv…