Extra Virgin Olive Oil Helps Against Degenerative Diseases, Cancer
Extra virgin olive oil or EVCOO as Rachel Ray fondly calls this main component of a Mediterranean diet.
Widely studied, we already know that olive oil has antioxidant properties. It contains polyhenols making it potentially anti-degenerative diseases.
The study was completed with the collaboration of the Institut of Nutrition and Food Technology of the Universidad de Granada and the Nutrition Team of the Hospital Virgen de las Nieves (Granada).
Together with the Research Group, they have determined that consumption of olive oil rich in polyphenols (natural antioxidants) improves the lives of people suffering from oxidative stress, and is also highly beneficial for the prevention of cell aging and osteoporosis.
This research has stirred the interest of the Control Board of the Designation of Origin Sierra Segura. After analysing samples from 15 olive oil mills, researchers have demonstrated that olive oil is very rich in polyphenols.
According to Professors Alberto Fernández and Antonio Segura, “as preventive substances, polyphenols help to combat any oxidative disease associated with the degenerative process.”
The Environmental, Biochemical and Nutritional Analytical-Control Research Group of the Universidad de Granada has carried out several related studies, such as the creation of a system aimed at guaranteeing the quality of bee honey and determining its geographical origin, or the polyphenolic characterization of food products such as honey, beer and propolis.
Oxidation can cause degenerative diseases such as cancer. Antioxidants are anti-cancer. So if EVCOO is a main component of your diet, not to mention that many other sources of antioxidants like fruits and vegetables, you are helping your body combat cancer.
Honestly, I really wish that the benefits of olive oil have been discovered early on. Part of my healthy resolutions is to switch completely to olive oil and drop the mixed vegetable oil that we have gotten used to using in our kitchen since time immemorial.
Source: Science Daily
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