1) It can help in losing weight.
The olives and its natural juice, olive oil, are high in fat, which is mainly composed of monounsaturated fatty acids, that are very beneficial to human health. Monounsaturated fats, replace the harmful saturated fatty acids and their consumption before eating has been proven effective in reducing appetite and boost metabolism. There is often a misconception that their consumption increases the body’s fat intake weight because of their fat content. In fact, the average calorie content of olives is very low: 10 small olives have 50 calories, 30 calories for 3 large olives and 100 grams of olives have 100 calories . However, it should be noted that not all olives are the same, different varieties of olives have different caloric value and different nutrients. The calories of olive oil is 884 per 100gr .