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A member asked:

How can excess of extra virgin olive oil makes me fat if its a light liquid, i cant understand how can this makes me gain weight...

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Calories: If you learn anything about diet try to understand the concept of caloric density. Water is a light liquid with no calories, olive oil has 119 cal/tbsp. If you consume more calories than you need/burn off you gain weight.Consumption of 1 extra tbsp/day of olive oil for a year gives the calorie intake equal to 14.5 lb. wt gain.

Dr Foster and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 9/1/2016

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