The Benefits of Olive Oil

Benefits

of Olive Oil

Every day we are bombarded with nutrition myths, conflicting opinions, and fear-based marketing. When you go the extra mile to do your own research, you end up more stressed out and confused than you were when you began. We have found amazing research and resources to assist you with finding the best way to support your nutrition and long-term health.

Research and studies and found that one ingredient has a lifetime of benefits.

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Years of practice and research have shown that polyphenol-packed olive oil not only has this cancer-killing power, but has an effect on the delay of cognitive decline.

A research team led by Hunter College has shown that certain extra-virgin olive oils kill human cancer cells with no obvious effect on normal cells, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE. Previous studies demonstrated that a component found in some olive oils—oleocanthal—has this cancer-killing power. The new study demonstrates that olive oils rich in oleocanthal are powerful enough to kill cancer cells, while oleocanthal-poor olive oils are not.

Recognizing that different olive oils have different oleocanthal concentrations due to their origin, harvest time, and processing methods, the researchers tested a variety of olive oils to determine their respective concentrations of oleocanthal, which ranged from very low to very high. The olive oils that had high oleocanthal content completely killed in vitro cancer cells in a manner similar to purified oleocanthal. The olive oils with average oleocanthal content reduced viability, but to a lesser extent. Those with no oleocanthal had no effect on cell viability.

In addition to these in vitro findings documented in the article titled “Oleocanthal and Oleocanthal-rich Olive Oils Induce Lysosomal Membrane Permeabilization in Cancer Cells,” the researchers found that injection of oleocanthal into mice engineered to develop pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors reduced their tumor burden and extended their lifespan. MORE

In addition, research11–18 reveals that one of the components of MedDiet (extra-virgin olive oil) has considerable health benefits. Apart from the protection against cardiovascular diseases, cancer, type 2 diabetes mellitus, or obesity, it plays an important role in the delay of the age-related cognitive decline. Recently, it has been published that poor adherence to the MedDiet may have a negative influence on academic performance in adolescents19 and contrary MedDiet well adherent female adolescents were associated with a reduced presence of depressive symptoms.20 Olive oil is a fatty acids and antioxidants-rich food, whose best quality form is extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO). Consumption of EVOO is connected with lower mitochondrial oxidative stress, which might counteract age-related cognitive decline. MORE

Boston, MA – People who consume higher amounts of olive oil may lower their risk of premature death overall and from specific causes including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease, compared to people who never or almost never consume olive oil, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The researchers also found that people who consumed olive oil instead of animal fat had a lower risk of total and cause-specific mortality. MORE

https://hunter.cuny.edu/news/hunter-study-shows-that-certain-olive-oils-kill-cancer-cells/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6825477/

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/higher-olive-oil-consumption-linked-with-lower-risk-of-premature-death/