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Does olive oil cause weight gain on the face? (Extra virgin olive oil)

I've been using extra virgin olive oil for cooking since 3 weeks (I replaced canola oil with olive oil) and since then I've been noticing slightly chubbier cheeks.
Could olive oil be the reason?

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SW-User

If that was the case, all of us southern Europeans would look like Thomas the tank engine by the time we were 12. I don't think it's the olive.

room101 · 51-55, M

@SW-User 100%!

TexChik · F

switch to avocado oil, it has a higher flash point so it doesn't smoke but it is flammable like olive oil. It will also help you lose weight if you are trying. Avocado is a healthy superfood.

Ontheroad · M

@TexChik Didn't know that about avocado oil - since I love avocado's, I'll have to give it a try. Thanks!

TexChik · F

@Ontheroad it’s a fat but not as bad for you as olive oil. I cook with it all the time .

room101 · 51-55, M

I use olive oil all the time and have been for as long as I can remember.

Extra virgin olive oil for salads and certain sauces, and refined olive oil (it's a pale yellow colour) for roasts and frying. No chubby cheeks on this guy lol.

SW-User

Maybe, oil does have a lot of calories. Maybe you increased your calorie intake without knowing.

BeefySenpie · M

Extra virgin olive oil should keep you tanned but pure

SweetMae · 70-79, F

What are you cooking in olive oil?

Girlygirl · 36-40, F

@SweetMae Eggs, chicken, veggies

basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M

Of all the oils, olive is quite lower in calories.
I don't think it's so much the oil, but what you're making with it.

Convivial · 26-30, F

I doubt it

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