Extra virgin olive oil in the diet seems to have another benefit according to a recent study, since research on mice showed that the hydroxytyrosol which contains, can reverse precursor conditions in animals diabetes, as well as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which can even lead to cancer. Hydroxytyrosol belongs to the polyphenols that have strong antioxidant properties and according to the study published in the Journal Lipids in Health and Disease, the animals that consumed a lot of fat, without receiving hydroxytyrosol presented increase in levels of total and bad LDL cholesterol . On the contrary, the animals receiving the polyphenol, did not show such increases, while the insulin resistance, which increases with the consumption of a lot of fat, was present at lower levels in animals receiving hydroxytyrosol, despite consuming a lot of fat. They had the best results, of course, animals that were fed normally. Continue at source ...
Another important benefit of olive oil
Extra virgin olive oil in the diet seems to have another benefit according to a recent study, since research on mice showed that the hydroxytyrosol which contains, can reverse precursor conditions in animals diabetes, as well as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which can even lead to cancer. Hydroxytyrosol belongs to the polyphenols that have strong antioxidant properties and according to the study published in the Journal Lipids in Health and Disease, the animals that consumed a lot of fat, without receiving hydroxytyrosol presented increase in levels of total and bad LDL cholesterol . On the contrary, the animals receiving the polyphenol, did not show such increases, while the insulin resistance, which increases with the consumption of a lot of fat, was present at lower levels in animals receiving hydroxytyrosol, despite consuming a lot of fat. They had the best results, of course, animals that were fed normally. Continue at source ...






