Olive oil and health
In particular, the olive oil could be used not only as a basic nutritional food, but also for preventive and therapeutic outbursts, in fact doctors who attended at the International Mediterranean diet Congress have shown the olive oil beneficial effects against stone formation, helping people with high cholesterol, poor metabolism, obesity and breast cancer. Recently it was discovered that olive oil can be a valuable ally in combating the liver problems and it is a natural remedy for those who suffer from gallbladder. It tooks 3000 years because the olive oil became a scientific inquiry subject, meanwhile, Mediterranean people has enjoyed its benefits and its wonderful flavor. |
According to some recent scientific studies, vegetables, legumes, fresh fruits, nuts, grain products and a small amount of dairy products, fish and poultry are the Mediterranean diet basis and together they create the health cocktail.
