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Eating extra virgin olive oil every day for a month can help your tiny blood vessels work better, especially if you have high cholesterol—your blood flows more easily and your body uses oxygen more efficiently.

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The study found that people with high cholesterol who ate extra virgin olive oil every day for four weeks had better blood vessel function, exactly as the claim says — their blood flowed better and used oxygen more efficiently.

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