Olive oil protects liver from oxidative stress, rat study finds

Friday, October 29, 2010 - 12:30 in Health & Medicine

Extra-virgin olive oil can protect the liver from oxidative stress. Researchers exposed rats to a moderately toxic herbicide known to deplete antioxidants and cause oxidative stress, finding that those rats fed on a diet containing the olive oil were partially protected from the resulting liver damage.

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