Article: Olive oil touted as appetite suppressant.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Eat fat to stay slim?

Swig some oil for a healthier heart?

The idea might be dismissed out of hand if not for the success Marshall Goldberg, an endocrinologist, has achieved in four years of recommending the mainstream Mediterranean Diet to his patients _ with one unorthodox twist:

Two teaspoons of extra-virgin olive oil taken 20 to 30 minutes before a meal to slow the stomach's constant contractions.

"When the contractions increase, we feel hungry; when they decrease, we feel full," Goldberg explained.

Take it straight, like medicine. Or soak it up with a half-slice of bread. Spark it with herbs, or garlic, or a bit of ...

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