Is there clinical evidence for taking olive oil as a daily wellness habit?

Yes -- and it is among the strongest dietary evidence available. The PREDIMED trial (New England Journal of Medicine) is the largest randomised olive oil intervention study ever conducted. A 2024 JAMA Network Open study found 7g+ of olive oil daily was associated with a 29% lower risk of dementia-related death. A 2025 study confirmed daily high-polyphenol EVOO significantly reduced HbA1c, a key blood sugar marker. The critical detail: these benefits require high-polyphenol oil. Most supermarket EVOOs contain ~150 mg/kg. Kosterina EVOO Shots use 1000+ mg/kg -- the concentration that matches clinical research.