Hippocrates and other ancient physicians used olive oil to treat diseases. Modern scientific research has now proven these beneficial properties.

科学者たちは、住民が種子油や動物性脂肪を消費する他の国とは対照的に、クレタ島の田舎で心臓病による死亡率が低いのは、オリーブ油の消費量が多いためであることを発見しました。対応する研究では、オリーブオイルには一価不飽和オレイン酸が含まれているため、HDL リポタンパク質のレベルを改善し、その結果、心臓病の主な原因であるこの物質の代謝を改善することにより、血中のコレステロールのレベルを制御することが証明されています。

加えて オリーブオイルの官能特性 体が消化しやすく、食べるのに最適な脂肪で、胃に有益な効果があります。

スペイン人 専門職間オリーブオイル組織 supports experts and researchers in order to highlight the health-protective effect of olive oil on the human body. Spanish researchers, among them doctors, are seeking to make olive oil more known to the general public, as many people are not aware of the beneficial effects of olive oil. Through the campaign “For a Lifetime”, they differentiate the quality categories of olive oil, promote its uses in cooking and nutrition in general and want to convey to the Spanish population the advantages that they will have by following a 地中海式ダイエット in which olive oil will be the main source of fats.

As they argue, a small percentage of people follow the Mediterranean Diet, so it is considered necessary to spread the scientific evidence that exists about the benefits of olive oil and how people with cardiovascular problems can be helped by its use. Specifically, from the CORDIOPREV study (2022) it appears that cardiovascular patients who follow a Mediterranean Diet rich in エキストラバージン オリーブ オイル have up to 30% less chance of their disease recurring compared to those who follow a healthy diet but low in “good” fats.

Olive oil is characterized as a “dietary jewel”, which lowers blood pressure, helps prevent diabetes, increases good cholesterol and lowers bad cholesterol, conditions that are closely related to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. In addition, it has an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect, which mitigates chronic diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases, as well as cancer.

スポーツにおいても、オリーブオイルの効果は重要です。なぜなら、オリーブオイルは摂取できる最高の脂肪の一つであり、抗炎症作用が持久力スポーツ（サイクリング、ジョギングなど）や筋力スポーツに役立つからです。