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Article: The Once and Future King; Olive Oil, the `Good Fat' of the Land
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- The Washington Post
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- February 15, 1989
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Olive oil, used for thousands of years for religious rites and
culinary delights, finally is finding its way onto the American
table.
Once considered bad for you, the age-old product is now the rage
for its healthful properties as well as its taste.
"It's a real contrast to where we've been," said Richard Sullivan
who as executive vice president of the Association of Food Industries
has represented olive-oil importers for more than a decade.
Just 10 years ago, Sullivan recalled, "doctors told patients to
avoid olive oil," thinking it was bad for digestion and bad for
cholesterol levels.