News tagged with olive oil
Avocado oil: The 'olive oil of the Americas'?
Atmospheric oxygen facilitated the evolution and complexity of terrestrial organisms, including human beings, because it allowed nutrients to be used more efficiently by those organisms, which in turn were able to generate ...
Apr 23, 2012 |
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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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Eating poorly can make us depressed
Researchers from the universities of Navarra and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have demonstrated that the ingestion of trans-fats and saturated fats increase the risk of suffering depression, and that olive oil, on the other ...
Jan 26, 2011 |
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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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Mediterranean diet associated with slower rate of cognitive decline
The Mediterranean diet, rich in vegetables, fish, and olive oil and moderate in wine and alcohol, is associated with slower rates of cognitive decline in older adults, according to researchers at Rush University Medical Center.
Jan 05, 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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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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A key mechanism links virgin olive oil to protection against breast cancer
The researchers decoded a complete cascade of signals within breast tumour cells activated by virgin olive oil, and concluded that benefits include decrease in the activity of the oncogene p21Ras, changes in protein signaling ...
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Virgin olive oil and a Mediterranean diet fight heart disease by changing how our genes function
Everyone knows olive oil and a Mediterranean diet are associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease, but a new research report published in the July 2010 print issue of the FASEB Journal offers a surprising reason ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Molecular biology provides clues to health benefits of olive oil
Health conscious consumers have long known that virgin olive oil is a good choice when it comes to preparing meals and dipping breads. Now, a team of researchers, including one with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), ...
Jun 28, 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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New method could stop shark oil being used in cosmetics and vaccines
A new method of analysing squalene and squalane, oils often used in the production of cosmetics and vaccines, can show whether they came originally from the liver oil of deepwater sharks or from olive oil.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 19, 2010 |
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Olive oil could guard against developing ulcerative colitis
Eating more olive oil could help prevent ulcerative colitis, according to a new study co-ordinated by medical researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
May 02, 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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Olive oil
Olive oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive (Olea europaea; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The wild olive tree originated in Asia Minor and spread from there as far as southern Africa, Australia, Japan and China. It is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps. Olive oil is used throughout the world, but especially in the Mediterranean.
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