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All Right, Olive Oil!

Eating a high-fiber diet is the best way to keep your colon free from disease.  But adding a little olive oil to your diet may help, too.

Researchers believe that olive oil may have the ability to help lower your risk of colon cancer.  According to studies, it may be the high concentration of squalene, a constituent of olive oil, that lends olive oil its cancer-fighting powers.

Unsaturated fats are found exclusively in plants.  We consume them largely as vegetable oils.  Monounsaturated fats, such as those found in avocados and olive oil, may help lower your LDL (bad) cholesterol levels while helping to raise your levels of HDL (good) cholesterol.

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