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

과학자들은 주민들이 종자유와 동물성 지방을 소비하는 다른 국가와 달리 올리브유를 많이 소비하기 때문에 크레타 시골의 심장병으로 인한 사망률이 낮다는 사실을 발견했습니다. 해당 연구에서는 단일 불포화 올레산 함량으로 인해 올리브 오일이 HDL 지단백질 수치를 개선하여 혈액 내 콜레스테롤 수치를 조절하고 결과적으로 심장 질환의 주요 원인인 이 물질의 대사를 조절한다는 사실이 입증되었습니다.

또한, 올리브 오일의 관능적 특성 몸에서 쉽게 소화되고 위장에 유익한 효과와 함께 먹기에 가장 적합한 지방입니다.

스페인 사람 전문가 간 올리브 오일 조직 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 지중해 식단 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 엑스트라 버진 올리브 오일 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.

스포츠에서도 올리브 오일의 효능은 근력 운동뿐만 아니라 지구력 스포츠(사이클링, 조깅 등)에 도움이 되는 항염증 작용으로 섭취할 수 있는 최고의 지방 중 하나이기 때문에 중요합니다.