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A Mediterranean diet (that emphasizes olive oil, fiber, fruits, vegetables, fish and alcohol and reduces meat/meat products) can be an effective measure for reducing the risk of myocardial infarction.

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Pubmed Data : Antiviral Res. 2005 Apr;66(1):9-12. PMID: 12242583

Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2005

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Alcohol : CK(82) : AC(9), Fiber : CK(484) : AC(70), Fish : CK(241) : AC(21), Fruit: All : CK(1836) : AC(472), Olive : CK(401) : AC(97), Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14), Vegetables: All : CK(551) : AC(69)

Diseases : Myocardial Infarction : CK(2632) : AC(117)

Therapeutic Actions : Dietary Modification: Mediterranean Diet : CK(500) : AC(58)

Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1909) : AC(196)

A Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil may have a protective role in multiple sclerosis.

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Pubmed Data : Coll Antropol. 2009 Jun;33(2):539-45. PMID: 19662776

Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2009

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Olive : CK(401) : AC(97), Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14)

Diseases : Multiple Sclerosis : CK(716) : AC(133)

Therapeutic Actions : Dietary Modification: Mediterranean Diet : CK(500) : AC(58)

A Mediterranean diet rich in virgin olive oil is associated with high plasma antioxidant capacity and reduced body weight gain.

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Pubmed Data : Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009 Dec;63(12):1387-93. Epub 2009 Aug 26. PMID: 19707219

Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2009

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Olive : CK(401) : AC(97), Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14)

Diseases : Oxidative Stress : CK(1975) : AC(710), Weight Problems : CK(2152) : AC(334)

Therapeutic Actions : Dietary Modification: Mediterranean Diet : CK(500) : AC(58)

A mixture of honey, olive oil and beeswax is safe and effective for hemorrhoids and anal fissure.

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Pubmed Data : ScientificWorldJournal. 2006 Feb 2;6:1998-2005. PMID: 17369999

Article Published Date : Feb 02, 2006

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Beeswax : CK(57) : AC(9), Honey : CK(251) : AC(50), Olive : CK(401) : AC(97), Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14)

Diseases : Anal Fissure : CK(30) : AC(3)

Food fried in extra-virgin olive oil improves postprandial insulin response in obese, insulin-resistant women.

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Pubmed Data : J Med Food. 2010 Dec 13. Epub 2010 Dec 13. PMID: 21142948

Article Published Date : Dec 13, 2010

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Olive : CK(401) : AC(97), Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14)

Diseases : Insulin Resistance : CK(1034) : AC(221), Obesity : CK(1869) : AC(275)

Olive oil consumption has an ameliorative effect in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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Pubmed Data : World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Apr 21;15(15):1809-15. PMID: 19370776

Article Published Date : Apr 21, 2009

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14)

Diseases : Fatty Liver : CK(493) : AC(122), Insulin Resistance : CK(1034) : AC(221)

Therapeutic Actions : Dietary Modification: Mediterranean Diet : CK(500) : AC(58)

Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3723) : AC(1318), Glucagon Like peptide 1 (GLP-1) Up-regulation : CK(118) : AC(30), Glucose transporter-2 (GLUT2) expression up-regulation : CK(10) : AC(1), Insulin Sensitizers : CK(167) : AC(36), Interleukin-6 Downregulation : CK(470) : AC(135), NF-kappaB Inhibitor : CK(595) : AC(401)

The consumption of vegetables and fruits are inversely, significantly and strongly associated with breast cancer risk. There also is evidence that olive oil consumption may reduce the risk of breast cancer.

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Pubmed Data : J Natl Cancer Inst. 1995 Jan 18;87(2):110-6. PMID: 7503842

Article Published Date : Jan 18, 1995

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Fruit: All : CK(1836) : AC(472), Olive : CK(401) : AC(97), Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14), Vegetables: All : CK(551) : AC(69)

Diseases : Breast Cancer: Prevention : CK(525) : AC(73)

Additional Keywords : Inverse Relationship : CK(40) : AC(4), Risk Reduction : CK(1909) : AC(196)

"Dietary unsaponificable fraction from extra virgin olive oil supplementation attenuates acute ulcerative colitis in mice."

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Pubmed Data : Eur J Pharm Sci. 2012 Dec 10. Epub 2012 Dec 10. PMID: 23238173

Article Published Date : Dec 09, 2012

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14), Unsaponifiables : CK(25) : AC(6)

Diseases : Ulcerative Colitis : CK(429) : AC(39)

Dietary olive oil effect improves the antioxidant status and fatty acid profile in the erythrocyte of 2,4-D- exposed rats.

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Pubmed Data : Lipids Health Dis. 2010 ;9:89. Epub 2010 Aug 25. PMID: 20738870

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14)

Diseases : Lipid Peroxidation : CK(403) : AC(127), Oxidative Stress : CK(1975) : AC(710)

Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3723) : AC(1318), Malondialdehyde Down-regulation : CK(76) : AC(21)

Extra virgin olive oil improves learning and memory in mice.

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Pubmed Data : J Alzheimers Dis. 2011 Sep 28. Epub 2011 Sep 28. PMID: 21955812

Article Published Date : Sep 28, 2011

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14)

Diseases : Cognitive Decline/Dysfunction : CK(522) : AC(87), Learning disorders : CK(154) : AC(36), Memory Disorders : CK(221) : AC(67), Nonverbal Learning Disorder : CK(2) : AC(1)

Extra-virgin olive oil polyphenols may inhibit breast cancer through interfering with fatty acid synthesis.

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Pubmed Data : Clin Nutr. 2009 Feb;28(1):34-8. Epub 2008 Nov 29. PMID: 18813848

Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2009

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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Substances : Olive : CK(401) : AC(97), Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14), Polyphenols : CK(427) : AC(174)

Diseases : Breast Cancer : CK(2372) : AC(660)

Minor components of olive oil inhibit proatherogenic adhesion molecules involved in early atherogenesis.

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Pubmed Data : J Agric Food Chem. 2006 May 3;54(9):3259-64. PMID: 16637682

Article Published Date : May 03, 2006

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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Substances : Olive : CK(401) : AC(97), Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14)

Diseases : Arteriosclerosis : CK(2154) : AC(123), Endothelial Dysfunction : CK(897) : AC(173)

Pharmacological Actions : Intercellular adhesion molecule 3 down-regulation : CK(3) : AC(2)

Oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol, two polyphenols contianed within extra-virgin olive oil, inhibit MCF-7 breast cancer cell proliferation.

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Pubmed Data : Mol Nutr Food Res. 2009 Dec 10. PMID: 20013881

Article Published Date : Dec 10, 2009

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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Substances : Hydroxytyrosol : CK(13) : AC(11), Oleuropein : CK(51) : AC(32), Olive : CK(401) : AC(97), Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14), Polyphenols : CK(427) : AC(174)

Diseases : Breast Cancer : CK(2372) : AC(660)

Pharmacological Actions : Antiproliferative : CK(1061) : AC(775), Chemopreventive : CK(1528) : AC(382)

Olive oil phenolics have significant cardioprotective effects.

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Pubmed Data : Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2005 Jan;75(1):61-70. PMID: 15830923

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2005

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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Substances : Hydroxytyrosol : CK(13) : AC(11), Oleuropein : CK(51) : AC(32), Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14)

Diseases : Arteriosclerosis : CK(2154) : AC(123), Cholesterol: Oxidation : CK(457) : AC(98)

Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3723) : AC(1318), Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Inhibitor : CK(94) : AC(24)

Phenolic compounds within virgin olive oil inhibit LDL cholesterol oxidation.

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Pubmed Data : Med Clin (Barc). 2003 Feb 8;120(4):128-31. PMID: 12605836

Article Published Date : Feb 08, 2003

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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Substances : Caffeic Acid : CK(15) : AC(11), Flavonoids : CK(909) : AC(289), Oleuropein : CK(51) : AC(32), Olive : CK(401) : AC(97), Olive Oil : CK(79) : AC(14)

Diseases : Cholesterol: Oxidation : CK(457) : AC(98)

Therapeutic Actions : Dietary Modification: Mediterranean Diet : CK(500) : AC(58)

Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3723) : AC(1318), Vasodilator Agents : CK(262) : AC(54)

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Olive Oil Helps Prevent Strokes

Written by Margie King, Health Coach

Olive oil has been a mainstay of the Mediterranean diet for thousands of years and is well known as a heart healthy fat. One study suggests that consuming olive oil may also help prevent strokes in older people.

Olive Oil Turns Off Heart Disease Genes

Written by Margie King, Health Coach

Just because you inherited some "bad genes" from your parents and grandparents, doesn't mean you are doomed to suffer their diseases. A healthy diet, including olive oil, can modulate the effect of these genes.

Olive Constituent Blocks Alzheimer's and Breast Cancer

Written by Case Adams, Naturopath

Two recent studies have found that a constituent of olives and olive oil inhibits the growth of breast cancer and the development of Alzheimer's disease.

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