Question about EVOO

#1

I’m hypothyroid and get regular labs, and on my last check up, my LDL was up slightly. I am not concerned, but to keep my endo and cardiologist happy, I decided to use less butter (Kerrygold!) and tallow and more EVOO to see if that lowered the LDL. (It’s not really an issue because my HDL is in the 90s, and my trigs are <50.)

Twice when I’ve used EVOO (and some avocado oil), I retained water. Because I tend to water retention (which has been minimal with zero), I have an Rx diuretic to use ‘as needed.’

Yesterday was Good Friday, and I was eating mainly lean fish, so I used EVOO to increase fat (and satisfy my appetite). This morning, I felt extremely bloated, so I took the diuretic, and I always weigh before and after because my primary has told me NOT to use it unless I’m retaining significantly, so I try to figure out how I feel when it’s necessary. So this morning, I ‘lost’ 7 lbs in 2 hours–clearly a significant retention.

This has happened twice when I’ve used EVOO, but it rarely happens with animal fat. I have NO problem giving up the EVOO, as I prefer animal fat, but does anyone know why my body is responding this way?

(Sondra Rose) #2

Both avocados and olives are high in salicylates. If you are intolerant to salicylates, you may experience inflammation/water retention. Plenty of info, if you google it!

(Michelle) #3

I have also heard a lot of EVOO is not pure either. Other oils are in there, despite what the labels say.

(Cheryl) #4


Tried to copy the link for the cholesterol episode of the 2keto dudes podcast. Higher ldl is not as much of a problem has conventional wisdom has made it.

(Jo Lo) #5

A test is to put it in the refrigerator and see if it solidifies. EVOO should stay liquid.
Another test is the price. If it’s cheap, yes it is too good to be true.

#6

Thanks, SondraRose. I will Google it.

#7

I agree; it’s my doctors who get upset.

#8

Yes, I know that, so I am very, very careful about the EVOO I buy. California has a certification process so that
you can be assured the olive oil is pure, and there are lists online of various Italian and Spanish oils that have
been ‘certified’ as pure.

#9

Actually, the opposite is true. Real EVOO should get cloudy in the fridge, and maybe even partially solidify. That is not a fool-proof test, though, because there are other oils that will do the same. But an oil that stays unchanged in the fridge is definitely not EVOO, and probably not even olive oil.

#10

Both of these statements are wrong.

(James storie) #11

I thought it was opposite, evoo is supposed to solidify?