Virgin Olive Oil and Health: Summary of the III International Conference on Virgin Olive Oil and Health Consensus Report, JAEN (Spain) 2018
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: The Mediterranean diet is considered as the foremost dietary regimen and its adoption is associated with the prevention of degenerative diseases and an extended longevity. The preeminent features of the Mediterranean diet have been agreed upon and the consumption of olive oil stands out as the most peculiar one. Indeed, the use of olive oil as the nearly exclusive dietary fat is what mostly characterizes the Mediterranean area. Plenty of epidemiological studies have correlated that the consumption of olive oil was associated with better overall health. Indeed, extra virgin olive oil contains (poly)phenolic compounds that are being actively investigated for their purported biological and pharma-nutritional properties. On 18 and 19 May 2018, several experts convened in Jaen (Spain) to discuss the most recent research on the benefits of olive oil and its components. We reported a summary of that meeting (reviewing several topics related to olive oil, not limited to health) and concluded that substantial evidence is accruing to support the widespread opinion that extra virgin olive oil should, indeed, be the fat of choice when it comes to human health and sustainable agronomy.
Source: Nutrients
DOI: 10.3390/nu11092039
Authors: José J. Gaforio, Francesco Visioli, Catalina Alarcón-de-la-Lastra, Olga Castañer, Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez, Monserrat Fitó, Antonio F. Hernández, Jesús R. Huertas, Miguel A. Martínez-González, Javier A. Menendez, Jesús de la Osada, Angeliki Papadaki, Tesifón Parrón, Jorge E. Pereira, María A. Rosillo, Cristina Sánchez-Quesada, Lukas Schwingshackl, Estefanía Toledo, Aristidis M. Tsatsakis
Institutions: Universidad de Jaén, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, University of Padua, Universidad de Sevilla, Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Hospital Del Mar, Municipal Institute for Medical Research, Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Universidad de Granada, Harvard University, Navarre Institute of Health Research, Universidad de Navarra, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona, Universidad de Zaragoza, University of Bristol, University of Almería, Universidad de la República de Uruguay, University of Freiburg, University Medical Center Freiburg, University of Crete
Language: English
Subfield: Organic Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,026
OpenAlex ID: W2970537446