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Why You Should Stop Worrying About Olive Oil s Smoke Points © (Getty Images) Multi-ethnic group of women making vegetarian lunch together at home Extra virgin olive oil is a staple in a Mediterranean diet, linked with improved body compositions, heart health, cognitive function and longevity. But in recent years, alarms have repeatedly sounded over fears over the oil s smoke point, and how heating olive oil to this temperature could release harmful compounds. Cautious consumers worried that heating olive oil during cooking would, at best, take away from olive oil s health benefits and, at worst, be dangerous. However, 2018 research published in Acta Scientific Nutritional Health shows that not only is extra virgin olive oil safe when cooked to extremely high temperatures, it is more chemically stable at those heats than other common cooking oils.

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