olive oil

[symondneil]

The greatest exponent of mono unsaturated fat is olive oil, and it is a prime component of the Mediterranean Diet. Olive oil is a natural juice which preserves the taste, aroma, vitamins and properties of the olive fruit. Olive oil is the only vegetable oil that can be consumed as it is - freshly pressed from the fruit.
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Studies have shown that people who consumed 25 milliliters (ml) - about 2 tablespoons - of virgin olive oil daily for 1 week showed less oxidation of LDL cholesterol and higher levels of antioxidant compounds, particularly phenols, in the blood.

Olive oil is very well tolerated by the stomach. In fact, olive oil's protective function has a beneficial effect on ulcers and gastritis. Olive oil activates the secretion of bile and pancreatic hormones much more naturally than prescribed drugs. Consequently, it lowers the incidence of gallstone formation.

[peteraugusts]

“The results to date make us believe, long term, that the Mediterranean diet enriched with walnuts or olive oil will indeed reduce heart disease. The size, duration and clinical basis of this study make it landmark,” said researcher Emilio Ros of the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona.

He added that the previous results on Med diets and heart health were merely “scattered pieces of evidence from prospective studies.”

The PREDIMED study, results of which are in the Annals of Internal Medicine, recruited 772 adults at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and divided the volunteers into three groups. One group (257 subjects) was assigned to a low-fat diet and the other two groups to a Mediterranean diet.

One Med diet group was given additional free virgin olive oil (one litre per week). The second Med diet group was given additional nuts (30 grams per day).

Measurements and outcome changes were evaluated every three months. Almost 100 per cent of the participants completed the four-year trial.

Compared to the low-fat diet subjects, those on the two Mediterranean diets experienced significant benefits in terms of lower plasma glucose levels, systolic blood pressure and ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol.

“We expect it (Mediterranean diet supplement with olive oil or walnuts) to reduce the rate of heart attacks and strokes and other cardiovascular diseases by 50 per cent,” the lead researcher said.

[label factory]

olive oil has many positive effects when we apply it to our body or inside our body..and it is also cheaper..

[grehamjones]

It is very natural oil. Olive oil is not a hydrogenated oil. Hydrogenation creates dangerous fats found in margarine and many other packaged foods.It is the oxidized cholesterol that sticks to the walls of the arteries and forms plaque.