# What actually happens if you take a glug of Olive Oil each evening? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 26, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300 "2025-10-26T12:24:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/1 "2025-10-26T12:24:33Z")
You’ve probably seen this question pop up as an ad/inducement to visit a site. Maybe you have a super ad blocker? So what and WHY should I drink a glug of Olive Oil? Better complexion? Better elimination? Pearly white teeth? What? ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/2 "2025-10-26T12:36:41Z")
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/tWtLcz30LZm3YTk5VfZ307/is-olive-oil-really-good-for-me](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/tWtLcz30LZm3YTk5VfZ307/is-olive-oil-really-good-for-me) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/3 "2025-10-26T12:40:01Z")
What’s the conversion factor between a glug and a swig? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/4 "2025-10-26T13:00:44Z")
Depends on how tasty the liquid is. 😉 I like olive oil as an ingredient or a condiment, but it probably sucks as a beverage. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/5 "2025-10-26T13:07:13Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Depends on how tasty the liquid is. 😉 > > I like olive oil as an ingredient or a condiment, but it probably sucks as a beverage.- It pairs well with deep fried Crisco. ---
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/6 "2025-10-26T13:13:19Z")
for what its worth, backpackers commonly carry and consume olive oil because it is packed with calories for the weight. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/7 "2025-10-26T13:17:51Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It pairs well with deep fried Crisco. Reminds me of a bit from some comedian 20ish years ago. Might’ve been one of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour guys. Paraphrasing since I don’t recall the specific words … > When we were kids nobody knew cholesterol existed. If we did, Mom would probably have fried up a bunch of it and served it with sausage gravy. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/8 "2025-10-26T13:29:27Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I like olive oil as an ingredient or a condiment, but it probably sucks as a beverage. Same for maple syrup ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/9 "2025-10-26T13:29:29Z")
Nothing happens. You get about 200 calories worth of fat, some of it is omega-3 which is good, and it will prevent hunger for an hour or two maybe. That’s just for a glug. If it’s a slug then you’re starting to get into potential GI distress territory, and if it’s a chug then all bets are off. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/10 "2025-10-26T13:31:04Z")
What about a mug? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/11 "2025-10-26T13:33:45Z")
Olive oil is a mug you don’t want to chug. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/12 "2025-10-26T14:28:06Z")
To say nothing of a jug, you’d end up lying on the rug. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/13 "2025-10-26T15:00:53Z")
In a steaming pile (or pool) of … uggh! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/14 "2025-10-26T15:20:11Z")
Just make sure you don’t confuse [Glug](https://getglug.com/) with [Glug](https://www.oatey.com/products/hercules-glug-kitchen-liquid-drain-opener--782826565). ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/15 "2025-10-26T15:20:47Z")
A very small study looking at urine samples (not actual coronary artery imaging) is a mite unconvincing, as is a large observational study olive oil proponents trumpet, which was based on self-reporting and prone to confounders. > **[Is Olive Oil Good Medicine?](https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/is-olive-oil-good-medicine/)** > > A study found that olive oil increased longevity and reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases, but it only showed correlation, not causation. If you superimpose a “glug of olive oil” onto usual diets, it’s doubtful you’ll gain much except extra calories. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/16 "2025-10-26T16:46:53Z")
> [@P-man](#): > > To say nothing of a jug, you’d end up lying on the rug. It’s a helluva drug. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/17 "2025-10-26T21:26:29Z")
The good folks at [WebMD](https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1689/olive-oil#uses) have an opinion on it. > [Constipation](https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-constipation). Taking olive oil by [mouth](https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/ss/slideshow-mouth-problems) can help soften stools in people with constipation. It is unclear if applying olive oil to the [skin](https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/skin-conditions-faq) or giving olive oil as an enema (rectally) is beneficial Of course we’re talking a reasonable dose here. Is a glug reasonable or unreasonable. Personally, I’d start with a swig and work my way up. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/18 "2025-10-26T22:10:03Z")
How much is a “glug”? Some back-to-nature people claim that it will eliminate gallstones: “I drank X amount of olive oil, and saw them in my BM the next day!” What happened was this: The olive oil saponified (turned to chemical soap) when it met up with the bile in the small intestine. If a person really DID have gallbladder disease, this could be extremely dangerous. People who do have to take oily medications by mouth can make them somewhat more palatable by mixing it in whole milk (or even heavy cream) or applesauce. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/19 "2025-10-26T22:18:50Z")
It’s part of the whole miracle food/supplement fantasy, where people get the idea that doing that One Simple Thing will dramatically change/lengthen their lives. Hypesters and producers make a lot of money off the credulous, who’ll do anything to avoid sensible, proven but difficult diet and lifestyle alterations. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan\_myers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@aruvqan\_myers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan_myers)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300/20 "2025-10-26T22:47:44Z")
Gave a ROmanian buddy a ‘care package’ of american stuff - box of pancake mix, bottle of maple syrup and recipes [no liquids or meat products changed hands] and adfter making one batch of american style pancakes and maple syrup he and his mom used it with sparkling water over ice =) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-if-you-take-a-glug-of-olive-oil-each-evening/1024300.md?page=2)