The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that there is credible evidence to support a qualified health claim that consuming oleic acid in edible oils, such as olive oil, sunflower oil, or canola oil, may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.<\/p>\n
\u201cSupportive but not conclusive scientific evidence suggests that daily consumption of about 1\u00bd tablespoons (20 grams) of oils containing high levels of oleic acid, when replaced for fats and oils higher in saturated fat, may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. To achieve this possible benefit, oleic acid-containing oils should not increase the total number of calories you eat in a day. One serving of [x] oil provides [x] grams of oleic acid (which is [x] grams of monounsaturated fatty acid.<\/em><\/p>\n The main fatty acid of Extra Virgin Olive Oil is: Oleic acid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that there is credible evidence to support a qualified health claim that consuming oleic acid in edible oils, such as olive oil, sunflower oil, or canola oil, may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. \u201cSupportive…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[203],"tags":[795,797,794],"class_list":["post-20631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-healthy","tag-heart","tag-oleic-acid"],"yoast_head":"\n