Ask Dr. Gundry: Is it safe to cook with olive oil?

Dr Gundry answers helpful questions from his viewers about diet and health.

[DrGundry]

Thanks for watching! Are there any health topics you'd like to know more about? Let me know in the comments below
- Dr G

[blueberry]

Dr. Gundry is a very important source of health information. Although I follow several sources, Dr. Gundry is an inherent part of my daily routine simply because he brings very interesting news and also sets the record straight on some misinformation that is bothering me. I either read his books or listen to him on Youtube. Thank you very much, Dr. Gundry. Love from Istanbul, Turkey.

[allisonlin]

WHOAH Really!? that's amazing!! also it would be great if you could put links to articles or studies that support your claim, that would be really helpful because I want to learn more about this!

[sunchaserw]

Dr. Gundry, you have solved the rumour for the whole world and I am gonna nominate you for the Nobel Prize. Thank you doctor!

[guidobrunellijr.]

That's a relief ! I've been eating a bunch raw and otherwise .

[CraigTalbert]

You should post sources mentioned here in the low bar.

[tradewin]

You could've discussed the smoke point and the source of the data you're talking about.

[maryscaletta]

How can this be true? It says right on the bottle what the smoke point is and it's low. I'm open to be convinced but I need to hear more. Meanwhile, I use it all the time on salads and dipping, but I hate the taste of cooked olive oil. If you want the taste of olive oil, cook with avocado oil, then add the olive oil at the end.

[micheldubois]

Thanks doc for reestablishing the truth about extra virgin olive oil !

[bethsobnosky]

But does temperature make a difference? Low, med, or high heat. All safe or ....?

[iovannaalonso]

Hi Doc Gondry, my husband (a "healthy" 50yrs old man) and I started two weeks ago (1/11/21) the plant paradox diet (I already got 2 of your books) on the hope that his progressive, rare, and autoimmune disorder that has no cure called Inclusion body myositis (IBM) could some how heal. We also started to take the Vitamin D (1000/day) and fish oil supplements. Question, is there something else he could be doing to get better? Is it ok to exercise (different doctors advise the opposite to each other since they  are not familiar with it)? Is there any other supplements he should be taking?
I'm really hoping you could answer my question in one of your YouTube/
podcast videos.

[ccchriss]

Olive oil has a lower smoke/burn point, as a chef I don't recommend cooking with it.

[elicemcohen]

Just because he wrote a book, a good one, with lectines and its effects on the human health doesn't mean he knows everything. Often he refers to studies without really telling which ones (that makes him a doctor but not a scientist). For instance, in this video the Spanish study he refers to about olive oil's health benefits is not an indicator for the smoke point of olive oil so wrong argumentation. In fact in Spain (where I live), olive oil is not a cooking oil. It is eaten on top of bread like the American way of eating butter or with salads. Dr. Gundry fails in many fronts, same goes for his book, with lots of valuable eye openers and many non senses. So, make your own take it and leave it lists on his recommendations.

[larrytruglio]

Does olive oil have a lot of Linoleic acid? Should we limit our intake of this?

[lovelyfish]

I only use olive oil .never eat fry food .anything I cook I add the olive oil at the end .that is only way the oil is safe

[accent]

Sorry doc your 100% blind it by the wrong study

[JaguarMy]

We Asians widely use palm oil to cook... I take olive oil 3-4 table spoon in morning before breakfast... Sorry we don't use it to cook. May be you can check why all "the top countries with the highest rate of cancer" are west countries?? Is it safe to cook with olive oil actually ? or the very unhealthy vegetable oils with gmo..??

[JustMisFitz]

Don’t even need to watch this, that’s a big NO. Olive oil should never be heater or eaten for that matter.