Used raw in seasoning, or in cooking, olive oil can be incorporated into many preparations. If its use is considered good for the line, it is also for health. Indeed, the benefits of olive oil have been demonstrated at many times.
In a recent Spanish study, researchers compiled the results of all the health benefits linked to the consumption of olive oil. The team made up of researchers from the Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine of the University of Seville, in collaboration with professionals from the health district of Seville North and Aljarafe and from the Costa del Sol Hospital published these results in the journal Nutrients.
Oleic acid: very present in olive oil
As the researchers explain, this health benefit of olive oil comes from its high presence in oleic acid. The latter, the main constituent of olive oil, is naturally there. This is a fatty acid, which have many beneficial properties for health.
“This fatty acid is the main component of olive oil (70–80%) and is the source of its many healthy properties,” the study details. The researchers add, “Oleic acid is produced both by food and by endogenous synthesis (which originates inside the organism). The latter is monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) most abundant in the human diet and, endogenously, it is the main type of omega-9 monounsaturated fatty acid“.
Olive oil is used in particular as part of a Mediterranean diet. In this study, the researchers support the importance of using this emblematic product in the Mediterranean diet.
The mere consumption of this oil not enough to derive all the benefits. You must also have healthy food on the sidecomposed in particular of vegetables, legumes, cereals and vegetables, while avoiding fat, sugar and salt, which is the basis of the Mediterranean diet. By doing this, you can expect take full advantage of the benefits of olive oilwhich Medisite shares with you.
