Health and Olive Oil:
The cornerstone of the Mediterranean diet, whose value in terms of human health has always been demonstrated, olive oil has many virtues that make it a precious aid for your health and well-being
It prevents cardiovascular diseases thanks to the fatty acids present in virgin olive oil. It is especially oleic acid that helps lower LDL cholesterol (the bad) while the good HDL cholesterol is increased
The fatty acids in olive oil increase arterial vasodilatation, improving blood circulation and lowering blood pressure
The digestive function is favored by olive oil and gastric acid secretion is reduced which protects the digestive tract from gastrointestinal diseases. Olive oil obviously has a slightly laxative action that promotes transit and fights constipation
In terms of metabolism olive oil significantly decreases the incidence of complications of type II diabetes or diabetes overload. It is the fact that olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids that leads to the reduction of risk factors such as for overweight and obesity that frequently aggravate diabetes
The skeleton is also a target organ for the benefits of olive oil that promotes the mineralization of bones.
Olive oil absorbed daily prevents osteoporosis
In general, olive oil effectively combats cellular oxidative stress thanks to the many phenolic antioxidants such as vitamin E that are present in the composition of the olive nucleus
The benefits of a diet containing a reasonable amount of olive oil are therefore multiple in the field especially cancer prevention, which for some of them, are significantly less prevalent in countries that follow a diet Mediterranean
