Source Of Major Health Benefits In Olive Oil Revealed

Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 02:14 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have pinned down the constituent of olive oil that gives greatest protection from heart attack and stroke. In a study of the major antioxidants in olive oil, researchers showed that one, DHPEA-EDA, protects red blood cells from damage more than any other part of olive oil.

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