08 Aug 2019 --- The consumption of olive oil and its compounds is associated with numerous health benefits, including reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, improving inflammatory parameters and boosting gut health. This is according to a Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, review published in Nutrients, which examines past in vivo animal and human trials. Olive oil is an excellent source of lipids and is associated with primary and secondary prevention of CVD outcomes, as well as improvement of the lipid profile and insulin sensitivity, increased oxidative stability, improvement of inflammatory markers, and control of arterial pressure. However, many of the mechanisms are still unknown, with researchers calling for further studies in vivo and in vitro.
