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The benefits of replacing unhealthy fats with olive oil
In a remarkable analysis of the impact of olive oil consumption on cardiovascular risk, 61,181 women and 31,797 men were analyzed by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This was a subsample of the “Nurses’ Health Study” and the “Health Professional’s...
Olive oil may lower LDL-cholesterol levels
One of the mayor causes of metabolic syndrome and other metabolic related diseases is the lipid profile. In a recently published randomized clinical trial, olive oil, in the context of a Mediterranean diet, and the additional benefits of oat consumption demonstrated...
The fatty acid composition is an important quality trait of EVOO
A recently published article focuses on the fatty acid composition as an important quality trait for extra virgin olive oil. In particular, a high content of oleic acid and low of linoleic, linolenic, and palmitic acid is considered relevant in health properties of...
Hypertriglyceridemic waist in the PREDIMED-Plus trial
Prevalence of hypertriglyceridemic waist (HTGW), which is characterized by abdominal obesity and high levels of triglycerides, was assessed among 6,732 participants of the PREDIMED-Plus trial. Researchers concluded that those who smoked, had a sedentary...
The Mediterranean diet mediates the association between food environment and obesity
A study tested the hypothesis that in addition to the food environment’s direct effect on obesity, the food environment is indirectly associated with obesity through consuming the Mediterranean diet. A total of 20,897 non-Hispanic black and white adults aged ≥45 years...
Mediterranean diet may protect against type 2 diabetes
Glycolysis/gluconeogenesis and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle metabolites have been associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Nevertheless, associations between these metabolites with T2D incidence, as well as the potential effects of dietary interventions remain...
The Mediterranean diet is good for bone health
The CHANCES project published a recent meta-analysis (1) that included 140,000 adults (over 60 years old, 82% women) from five cohorts from Europe and the USA to assess the association between adherence to Mediterranean diet and hip fracture incidence. The...
Oleocanthal may be helpful in the prevention or treatment of different pathologies with an inflammatory component
Although hydroxytyrosol is considered the most potent olive oil antioxidant, which encouraged the investigations on its cardioprotective potential, oleocanthal is described as the major Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) phenolic compound with functional and health...
Oleocanthal and oleacein, two polyphenols that counteract the action of pro-inflammatory genes in adipose tissue.
During the course of obesity, adipose tissue is characterized by adipocyte hypertrophy, oxidative stress, and subsequent increased angiogenesis (formation of blood vessels in a pathological manner), immune cell infiltration, and tissue remodeling. A dysregulated...
Production and storage mechanisms are important in the composition of extra virgin olive oil.
There is evidence that, taken as a whole, extra virgin olive oil is a functional food with a healthy profile and that its phenolic component, as well as the tocopherols and the monounsaturated fatty acid fraction (oleic acid), contribute in different ways and act on...
