Olive Oil: New Research Shows it Prevents DNA Damage
September 18, 2008 by Dr. Nicole Sundene
Filed under American Sickcare System, Anti-aging, Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Heart Disease, Kitchen Sink, Olive Oil, Omega-6 Fats, Preventative Medicine, Research
Wow! Olive oil prevents DNA damage, how exciting.
Why should we care about this?
Because DNA damage caused by inflammation is essentially the biochemical mother of all disease.
In an article recently published in the August 2008 “Journal of American Nutrition”, researchers concluded that olive oil likely prevents cancer and aging by protecting DNA from damage.
The “phenolic compounds” in olive oil were studied and determined to inhibit the initial stages of cancer formation caused by “oxidative stress” (unstable molecules in our bodies that destroy healthy tissues resulting in inflammation and disease).
