Can Olive Oil Fight Osteoporosis?

127 men between the ages of fifty-five and eighty followed either a low fat diet, a Mediterranean diet with extra nuts or a Mediterranean diet with extra olive oil. . . . 

The men who ate the extra olive oil had higher levels of markers of bone formation.

This study suggests that olive oil can help fight osteoporosis.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012;97:doi:10.1210/jc.2012-2221