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Bryan Johnson
Founder and CEO of Kernel
Bryan Johnson’s Olive Oil Criteria
What’s the best food you can eat to slow down your speed of aging? According to Bryan Johnson olive oil is it. Studies have shown that it helps with weight management, blood pressure, blood sugar levels, cholesterol, heart health, brain health, and mood.
Bryan Johnson’s Olive Oil Pick
Want to know what olive oil does Bryan Johnson uses? Bryan Johnson actually developed his own extra virgin olive oil called Snake Oil which is third-party tested, and has a high polyphenol + oleic acid content (eg Blueprint EVOO (May Harvest 2023) has 72.26% oleic acid and 523.4 mg/kg total biophenols).
Bryan Johnson’s Olive Oil Buying Criteria
For those of you looking to make an informed decision of what olive oil to buy, here is what Bryan Johnson suggests looking out for:
- Cold pressed
- High polyphenol count (over 400 mg/kg)
- High Oleic acid count (over 67%)
- Harvest Date within the last year - Try to find EVOO with a recent harvest date. The fresher the olives, the more nutrients and less oxidation.
- UV protectant bottle
- Third-Party Tested - quality testing by a trustworthy third party is important as there are a lot of issues with purity in the olive oil market
Sources
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYLkSXq54k4&ab_channel=BryanJohnson
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7468912/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34716791/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31378629/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9736478/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35258870/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28808791/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34372670/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34358723/