Olive Oil: Minor Constituents and Health

Olive Oil: Minor Constituents and Health
ISBN-10
1420059947
ISBN-13
9781420059946
Series
Olive Oil
Category
Medical
Pages
248
Language
English
Published
2008-07-18
Publisher
CRC Press
Author
Dimitrios Boskou

Description

Epidemiological studies indicate that the consumption of natural antioxidants from such plant-derived sources as olive oil produces beneficial health effects. Olive Oil: Minor Constituents and Health provides a balanced understanding of the pharmacological properties of phenols and other bioactive ingredients in the composition of olive oil. It discusses recent technological developments to retain optimal levels of bioactive ingredients s well as methodologies for the future study of olive oil's biological effects. The text covers research on the bioavailability of olive oil phenols and addresses the role of olive oil in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer.

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