News tagged with extra virgin oil
Imported olive oil quality unreliable, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly three-quarters of the samples of top-selling imported olive oil brands failed international extra virgin standards, according to a new report by researchers at the University of California, Davis, ...
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Some consumers like olive oil rancid, study finds
Most Northern California consumers dislike bitter and pungent olive oils — qualities favored by expert olive oil tasters — and many actually prefer olive oil that displays defective attributes such as rancidity, ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Most imported olive oils don't match 'extra virgin' claims, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many of the olive oils sold in California retail stores are not the top-grade "extra virgin" oils that their labels claim they are, according to a landmark study by researchers at the University of California, ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Spanish scientists confirm extra virgin olive oil helps to combat breast cancer
Researchers of the Catalonian Institute of Oncology (Spain) and the University of Granada (Spain) have discovered that extra virgin olive oil may help to combat breast cancer, according to a paper published in the last issue ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Feb 05, 2009 |
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NSAID receptor responsible for olive oil's 'cough' and more
Scientists from the Monell Center and collaborators report that a receptor known as TRPA1 is activated by two structurally unrelated anti-inflammatory compounds. The first, oleocanthal, is a natural polyphenolic anti-inflammatory ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Olive oil protects liver
Extra-virgin olive oil can protect the liver from oxidative stress. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism exposed rats to a moderately toxic herbicide known to deplete antiox ...
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Olive-oil enriched diet helps breast cancer survivors lose more weight
Researchers from The Miriam Hospital have found that olive oil may offer another potential health benefit - it produces greater weight loss in breast cancer survivors compared to a more traditional low-fat diet.
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Genetic basis for health benefits of the 'Mediterranean diet'
Eating a diet rich in the phenolic components of virgin olive oil represses several pro-inflammatory genes. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics suggest that this partly explains the reduced risk o ...
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Carbon-offsetting and conservation can both be winners in rainforest
Logged rainforests can support as much plant, animal and insect life as virgin forest within 15 years if properly managed, research at the University of Leeds has found.
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Oleocanthal may help prevent, treat Alzheimer's
Oleocanthal, a naturally-occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins believed to contribute to the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's disease. This structural change impedes ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 29, 2009 |
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New anti-cancer components of extra-virgin olive oil revealed
Good quality extra-virgin olive oil contains health-relevant chemicals, 'phytochemicals', that can trigger cancer cell death. New research published in the open access journal BMC Cancer sheds more light on the suspected associ ...
Dec 18, 2008 |
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New medical use for olive oil suggested
Spanish medical researchers say they have discovered a new potential benefit of olive oil for people suffering from peptic ulcer disease.
Feb 07, 2007 |
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Olive oil's heart effect identified
Spanish scientists say they have located the micronutrients in olive oil that make it a good heart protector.
Nov 27, 2005 |
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