The Leader Nelson edition

EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

- Dr Libby is a nutritiona­l biochemist, best-selling author and speaker. The advice contained in this column is not intended to be a substitute for direct, personalis­ed advice from a health profession­al. Visit drlibby.com.

Consuming olive oil improves some of the risk factors associated with cardiovasc­ular disease, it helps improve your bloodchole­sterol profile, it also helps reduce the formation of blood clots and it can assist in bloodgluco­se control, important in the prevention of type-2 diabetes.

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