The results of studies analyzing the association between the Mediterranean diet and breast cancer have been inconspicuous. Alcohol, especially wine and consumed at meals, is one of the components that define the Mediterranean dietary pattern, but higher alcohol...
The European HELENA study is an international study carried out between 2006-2007 with more than 3,500 adolescents from 9 European countries. During the study, blood samples were collected from more than 1,000 participants. A recent study1 in 562 adolescents (13-17...
The anti-inflammatory effect of olive oil is one more virtue to add to this great food after a recent systematic review1 of the clinical trials published in the last 8 years showed that olive oil helps to reduce the levels of certain inflammatory markers. More...
A recent systematic review1 of 13 clinical trials involving more than 600 participants found a dose-response relationship between the amount of phenolic components in olive oil and its effect on cardiovascular risk factors. More specifically, the authors found that,...
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