Can you consume too much extra virgin olive oil?

I do very little cooking (grilled fish and boiled eggs), I eat, out of preference, mainly raw food such as raw vegetables, raw fruit, nuts and seeds. I do, however, usually have a small glass full of Extra Virgin Olive oil into which I dip wholemeal bread. I would say that most days I have about 100ml of olive oil this way. A friend was recently aghast at this saying it was extremely harmful to my liver. Is he right, should I stop?

Just the opposite, it is great for your liver. The oils you get from eating out are probably harmful to you though. I know this is a bit over the top and gross but I have cleared my gall bladder of stones by drinking a 6 ounce glass of olive oil, going to bed and sleeping on my left side and then having a coffee enema in the morning. Got rid of the rocks. Gall stones are not good for the liver at all.

Remember everything in moderation in the best way to go.

Healthy Oil
Article by: Leslie Fink, MS, RD

Q: What is the most healthful oil to use, especially when I am trying to lose weight?

A: Canola and olive oil have stellar nutrition reputations due to their healthy fat profiles: They both contain a high percentage of "good" monounsaturated fat and only a small amount of "bad" saturated fat. But somehow olive oil, in particular, developed a super-food reputation; I've actually heard of people who drink it.

While it is true that olive oil contains a high dose of heart-healthy fat, it contains the same amount of total fat and calories as the badly spoken about coconut oil (that saturated fat monster that sometimes coats movie theater popcorn). In fact, all oils contain 120 calories and 13陆 grams of fat per tablespoon. Excessive consumption of any type of oil, therefore, can cause weight gain. It all boils down to moderation.

A look at fast-food French fries illustrates the same point. Fries at certain restaurants may contain less "bad" fats if the restaurant is cooking them in better oil. But they still provide the same huge dose of total fat and the calorie content hasn't changed.

That said, try to choose oils with low saturated fat and high monounsaturated fat contents: olive, canola and peanut oils are your best bets. For the flavor and feel of oil without all the fat and calories, try using nonstick cooking sprays for saut茅ing, stir-frying, roasting, grilling and coating cookware, pots and pans.

I also recommend the use of highly flavored oils upon occasion. Toasted sesame and hot chili oils provide huge flavor boosts - a little bit of them goes a long way. That's probably the closet thing to "weight loss-friendly" oils that you're going to find.

No, he is dead wrong. In fact, olive oil has been used for many years in alternative medicine as a remedy for CLEANSING the liver. However, if you drink more than a cup or two of olive oil in one sitting, you will probably get nauseous and sick. This might possibly be because the cleansing of your liver will release too many toxins into your bloodstream too quickly, thus making you feel ill. Or it might just be because we're not designed to drink so much olive oil. Olive oil is very healthy in the RAW STATE, and has been eaten and used in perfume since Biblical times. Olives produce quite a bit of oil when you squeeze them (or however the oil is extracted), so it is not unnatural persay to consume a lot of olive oil. Other types of fruits, on the other hand, produce a very tiny amount of oil, and so must be extracted from hundreds of samples of that particular fruit, making it less natural persay to consume a lot of the oil in one sitting.

IMPORTANT: buy ORGANIC olive oil. If you're eating so much of it, it's best to be sure you're not getting a huge dose of pesticides and chemical residue with each meal.

Btw, do not listen to the answerer who copy-pasted from Weight Watchers. WW has nothing but outdated and media-adulterated nutrition information (e.g. they probably still believe that drinking Diet soda is healthy and a good way to lose weight).
1) Saturated fat is NOT unhealthy. It is a naturally-occuring nutrient. Only trans fat, which is artificial, causes disease
2) Eating fat does NOT make you fat. It doesn't matter how many calories you consume, but how healthy the ingredients are.
3) Canola oil is a processed industrial oil that will make you sick.
4) Coconut oil, like olive oil, is very healthy, and you should eat it too. Use coconut oil to cook foods because, being saturated, it is resistant to heat damage.

of course not. olive oil is very healthy, i eat tons of it every day like you