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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-2-unbelievable-olive-oil/">Food of the Week [Part 2]: Unbelievable Olive Oil</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted March 16, 2008 at 06:00 PM by Jessica Hale</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Did you know that: • There is an International Olive Oil Council that oversees 95% of the world’s olive oil production? • Over half of Greece’s cultivated land is devoted to growing olives? • Olive oil was so important in the ancient Mediterranean world that jugs filled with it were the top prize in many athletic competitions? • Jeanne Calment, the longest-living person on record, attributed her 122-year life span to olive oil, which she reportedly poured on all of her food? There’s no question that olive oil is more than just a delicious salad topper. Olive oil has been enjoyed throughout the world for at least 5,000 years, and there are plenty of reasons why. A high consumption of olive oil can favourably affect where fat deposits on…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-2-unbelievable-olive-oil/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-2-unbelievable-olive-oil/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-2-unbelievable-olive-oil/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-2-unbelievable-olive-oil/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/recipes/">recipes</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/vegetarianism/">vegetarianism</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/special-features/">special-features</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/food-of-the-week/">food-of-the-week</a><br /><br /> </P>