I’ve heard that olive oil has health benefits as well. Actually, we tend to use much more olive oil than any other kind while cooking. For this recipe, I suspect that the original called for vegetable oil either because the flavor is more neutral so it doesn’t get lost with all of the other ingredients and/or because it has a higher smoking point so you can cook with it at greater temperatures. But I’m just guessing here. Thanks for your comment!

“Extra virgin olive oil is one of the most powerful anti-inflammatory foods in existence. Though I cannot promise you an equally long life span [as the olive tree's life span], I can assure you that you will look younger, think more clearly, be more active and, yes, extend your life if you incorporate extra virgin olive oil into your diet on a daily basis.”

If this is true do you think?
Anders