____ knows when the Mediterranean first fell in love with olives because it was before people wrote and kept records. The Mediterranean countries still ____ 99% of the world’s olive oil with Spain being the world’s biggest producer. From ancient times ____ today, the basic process of producing the oil is the same. Many olive growers keep their ancient traditions and still harvest the olives ____ hand. Ancient civilisations used olive oil ____ money and medicine. ____ days, it is still used in religious ceremonies as it was in ancient times. One important study showed that Mediterranean people have the ____ hearts in the western world. The olive oil producing countries now sell large ____ of olive oil to countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. Olive oil improves the lives of people everywhere when it is part of a well-balanced ____. Luckily, the Mediterranean people are happy to ____ their secret with the world.

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