Good News for Heart Health / myLot

Oxford, England

January 23, 2016 8:30pm CST

Scientists at the University of Glasgow led by Dr.Bill Mullen have developed a type of testing called Proteomics which can diagnose whether a person is suffering from heart disease even before symptoms arise. This has been done by analysing the proteins present in urine. Different diseases produce a different fingerprint of changes in the cells of the body with their associated protein patterns. This technique is a big improvement on cholesterol testing which can only indicate risk factors and does not actually show whether the patient has disease or not. It also made possible an experiment to see whether olive oil is as good for the heart as is often claimed. 70 volunteers took 2 dessert spoons (20ml) of uncooked olive oil for six weeks. Half took extra virgin oil and half used regular . The results showed that both types of oil reduced the proteins in the urine of all the volunteers, taking them to a safe level. The good news is that any kind of olive oil of any sort reduced the markers of heart disease to a completely healthy score in just 6 weeks. The best advice is to use raw olive oil instead of fats like butter etc, as it is quite high in calories.

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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23404)

• United Kingdom

24 Jan 16

This is disputed by some saying butter is better for you than olive oil. 100gms of Olive oil contains 884 calories compared to butter which has 717 calories. I think everything in moderation is the key.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471272)

• Switzerland

24 Jan 16

I did not notice your comment and I just wrote the same thing, it's not a matter of calories but a different quality of fast. If they talked about calories, I doubt a lot pf the quality of this show.

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

24 Jan 16

I think it is not the calorific content that does the trick. The same show said that butter is quite good for cooking with too @garymarsh

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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23404)

• United Kingdom

24 Jan 16

@Auntylou yes with a drop of olive oil added otherwise the butter burns!

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

24 Jan 16

That's excellent news that they will be able to tell before any symptoms show.

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moondebi

@moondebi (1199)

• Bangalore, India

24 Jan 16

My level of confusion increases with the outcome of each research result. It keeps on changing, but one thing I got realized by now that as far as oil is concerned, the lesser it is the better it would be for heart health.

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

24 Jan 16

The show did say that you should not eat too much fat and that the raw olive oil replace some other fat you usually eat

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

5 Feb 16

@moondebi, yes the different studies and results are confusing me as well so to be safe i would rather just minimize oil consumption as much as i could.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

5 Feb 16

@paigea lol, there are people whose body think of nothing but things that satisfy their belly even if it will destroy their health but wise people think better of course.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471272)

• Switzerland

24 Jan 16

Olive oil has more calories than butter, but it's safer for the hearth. I only use olive oil to cook.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471272)

• Switzerland

24 Jan 16

@Auntylou Well I also use olive oil for salads, it's the only oil we use.

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

24 Jan 16

The same programme also recommended this for cooking

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DianneN

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

24 Jan 16

We try to follow a hearty healthy diet and a Mediterranean diet, which are the same. I say, everything in moderation.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218463)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Jan 16

I'm not consistent. I eat fairly healthy much of the time, but sometimes I want a big fatty steak, or a giant bowl of ice cream. Today I ate a tiny breakfast and was Jonesing for a Big Mac. So my kid client and I went and scarfed at McDonalds. Then we went bowling.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218463)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Jan 16

@DianneN I've heard Five Guys is good but have never tried it.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

28 Jan 16

@TheHorse I'll eat a steak, but never any fast food except Five Guys once in a while.

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Ronald Franklin

@RonElFran (1214)

• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

24 Jan 16

Interesting news. I'm not a cook, so I don't know if olive oil can substitute for butter in most cooking. But seems like it's worth a try.

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

24 Jan 16

For the heart benefits you must use the oil unheated. I tried some in a sandwich instead of butter and it was fine!

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

1 Feb 16

I eat a lot of olives which is good news for me

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

1 Feb 16

@Auntylou I tend to eat them for taste rather than health

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

1 Feb 16

I guess they are good but I am not sure

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

2 Feb 16

@arthurchappell Enjoy!

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Gudheart

@gudheart (12659)

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31 Jan 16

I always heard the many benefits of olive oil and therefore need to use the pure form more often :D

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

31 Jan 16

As long as it is raw, it doesn't have to be virgin!

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Kimberley

@mom210 (9117)

• United States

28 Jan 16

I had heard it was good for us, I did not know how good. I am trying to cook with it more and more.

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

28 Jan 16

And if you have a history of heart disease in the family, 2 dessertspoons of uncooked olive oils in place of other fats should help

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PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21852)

• Canada

4 Feb 16

That is good news, I heard good news yesterday about Parkinson's disease. I look forward to medical miracles the older I get. I think moderation is important in all as pics of life.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317040)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

30 Jan 16

That is excellent news. I use extra virgin olive oil, but also butter depending on what I'm making.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317040)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 Feb 16

@Auntylou It would be a good savings.

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

1 Feb 16

@just4him No need to spend more than we need!

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

31 Jan 16

If you want to save a bit of money, you can use ordinary olive oil and get the same benefit!

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Vivenda

@Vivenda (583)

• Portsmouth, England

29 Jan 16

That's good news! I always use extra-virgin olive oil in salad dressing.

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

30 Jan 16

And if you were to have the regular olive oil too, that would be fine!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (339464)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan 16

We tend to use oil for cooking but margarine on our bread.

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

28 Jan 16

I have been trying olive oil on my bread and it is ok if the other sandwich filling is strongly flavoured

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Gabby Bugwadia

@Gabugs (1895)

• United States

25 Jan 16

@auntylou That's a great piece of information you have given us. My hubby and I have cholesterol too. So, let's see I'll talk to my doc about it.

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

25 Jan 16

So glad if this can be useful to you both

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (139503)

• Roseburg, Oregon

24 Jan 16

That would be good to know ahead of time.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (50179)

• United States

28 Jan 16

I love cooking with olive oil.

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peggy baker

@softbabe44 (5816)

• Vancouver, Washington

25 Jan 16

that's some good news I do use raw olive oil or butter didn't know that about butter I do now.

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Marsha

@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

4 Feb 16

I may have to take some time to read up on this show that you watch to see for myself how valid the findings really are. We have a show in the US that many watch, but I question the validity of it now after watching several episodes.

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