Olive Oil Could Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday October 20, 2009
According to a study conducted by U.S. scientists and reported in the October 2009 issue of The Journal of Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, and subsequently reported by Jane Byrne for FoodNavigator.com, a component in olive oil could help prevent Alzheimer's disease.
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Oleocanthal is the naturally occurring compound in olive oil that is believed to prevent the destruction of synapses in the brain that leads to memory loss and general deterioration.
Olive oil isn't common in most parts of Eastern Europe, although it is imported by Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. Other oils, especially sunflower oil, are used instead.
But in Croatia, in the countryside along the Dalmatian coast, the olive oil rivals that of Italy and Greece. It is used in recipes for everything from burek to fresh tomato tart. So use olive oil judiciously but with impunity. It may help you to remember what you went to the grocery store to buy in the first place!
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Tomato Tart
© 2009 Barbara Rolek licensed to About.com, Inc.
Oleocanthal is the naturally occurring compound in olive oil that is believed to prevent the destruction of synapses in the brain that leads to memory loss and general deterioration.
Olive oil isn't common in most parts of Eastern Europe, although it is imported by Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. Other oils, especially sunflower oil, are used instead.
But in Croatia, in the countryside along the Dalmatian coast, the olive oil rivals that of Italy and Greece. It is used in recipes for everything from burek to fresh tomato tart. So use olive oil judiciously but with impunity. It may help you to remember what you went to the grocery store to buy in the first place!
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Comments
We use olive oil almost exclusively, my kids even use it when baking sweets. I can’t seem to remember if helps my recall abilities though