Paul Saladino· MD
lo and behold the details of the study matter a whole heck of a lot so you can see here with this study the title is dietary extra virgin olive oil rich in phenolic antioxidants and the aging process long-term effects in the rat well when you look at what's done in these type of studies in detail things become a little more clear so the male rats were fed from age 12 months to senescence which is death essentially a high calorie diet so they're already high calorie feeding the rats and that diet contained either corn oil or extra virgin olive oil low or high in phenols