The Crazy Way Olive Oil Helps You Lose Weight

So simple, you could start tonight 

When it comes to eating a healthy diet, olive oil is your best friend. 
It tastes delicious, it's full of healthy, good-for-your-heart fats, and
it might even help fight off dangerous belly bugs. But there’s another
 way this golden health elixir can make your life better—and you don't 
even need to eat it. Simply smelling olive oil may help you lose weight, 
according to a recent study in the American Journal of Nutrition.

Over two days, 11 male subjects were given low-fat yogurt, and half 
of the subjects received yogurt mixed with fat-free olive oil extract. 
After the snack, German researchers measured the men’s brain activity.
The group who ate yogurt with the extract had increased blood flow in 
brain areas typically associated with fat consumption—even though the
overall fat content of the snack was low. That's all thanks to the scent 
of olive oil, which might help you feel full, according to the researchers.
(This isn't the first time studies have shown that olive oil can increase 
feelings of satiety and fullness.)

“Dietary fat is rewarding,” said Dr. Andreas Fritsche, study co-author and 
nutritional medicine professor at the University Hospital Tübingen in 
Germany. So rewarding, in fact, that it could be used as an effective dieting
 tool, though further studies are needed. “If you eat a fat-free aroma extract
 which is commonly associated with fat, it is possible that you get the
rewarding effect of fat-triggered sensations without calories,” Dr. Fritsche said. 

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