Myth: Olive oil will not make you fat

I have done a whole article on the olive oil propaganda blitz before so we won’t cover the same ground. But two things need to be remembered.

One, there are many cheaper oils with the same health benefits as olive oil. So, if you are using it on grounds of health alone, then make sure you consider the alternatives. And two, the whole point of olive oil is that it is an oil. In other words, it is fat. It will affect your body weight in exactly the same way as all other kinds of fat.

It is worth making the point that recent research suggests that butter and ghee are not as unhealthy as doctors used to claim. Eating anything to excess is bad but there is no case for eliminating butter and ghee entirely from your diet.