5. Prevent Obesity and Weight Gain
High-calorie diets often include foods such as refined carbs and trans-fats. These foods have very little nutrient value. Instead, they are empty calories that damage your health. Fast foods and sugar products pass through your system quickly causing blood-sugar crashes that increase your appetite and make you prone to over-eating.
Consuming too many calories on a regular basis will increase bloating, water-retention, and adipose body tissue, otherwise known as body fat. This body fat adds up to extra pounds on the scale and the chance of developing eating disorders and adverse health conditions such as diabetes.
The monounsaturated fats found in olive oil contain long-chains of fat molecules, with one double carbon bond. Therefore, the fat found in olive oil digests slowly, providing a sustained release of energy over time. This effect does not crash your blood sugar the same way that sugar does, so you can expect to feel satiated after a meal and not crave any snacks in-between your meals.