Jul 16, 2013 | International News/Trends, Olives and Health
Olive (Olea europaea) leaves are used as anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, antipyretic, vasodilatory, hypotensive, antidiuretic and hypoglycemic agents in traditional medicine. Recently, it has been shown that olive leaf extract (OLE) has calcium...
Apr 8, 2013 | International News/Trends, Olives and Health, Research
A growing body of science unraveling exactly why olives are so healthy – coupled with a new wave of olive-polyphenol ingredients targeting food and beverage makers – is prompting a resurgence of interest in one of the oldest ‘heart-friendly’ foods in...
Mar 20, 2013 | Olives and Health
Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: one of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of suffering heart-related problems, especially strokes, in older people at high risk of...
Feb 15, 2013 | Olives and Health
EU health claim laws that have banned the use of terms like probiotics and antioxidants because they are deemed to be implied claims, are “absurd”, a pressure group has said.
Jan 30, 2013 | NZ, Olives and Health, Research
A proof of principle study has shown that a change in diet can be remarkably effective in reducing inflammation over just six weeks. The research was conducted on a group of healthy New Zealanders. Not surprisingly, one of the major elements of the new, beneficial...
Jan 30, 2013 | International News/Trends, Olives and Health, Research
A faculty member of the University of Louisiana-Monroe has been awarded a grant to study the possible cancer-inhibiting quality of olives. The News-Star reports associate professor of pharmacy Khalid El Sayed will get a $420,500 grant from the National Institute of...
