News tagged with olive oil
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 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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Butter leads to lower blood fats than olive oil
High blood fat levels normally raise the cholesterol values in the blood, which in turn elevates the risk of atherosclerosis and heart attack. Now a new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that butter leads to considerably ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Longer life linked to specific foods in Mediterranean diet
Some food groups in the Mediterranean diet are more important than others in promoting health and longer life according to new research published on bmj.com today.
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Eating fish, nuts and olive oil may be associated with reduced risk of age-related blindness
Regularly eating fish, nuts, olive oil and other foods containing omega-three fatty acids and avoiding trans fats appears to be associated with a lower risk for the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, according ...
May 11, 2009 |
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Source of major health benefits in olive oil revealed
Scientists have pinned down the constituent of olive oil that gives greatest protection from heart attack and stroke. In a study of the major antioxidants in olive oil, Portuguese researchers showed that one, DHPEA-EDA, protects ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 02, 2009 |
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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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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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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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