Archive for November 23rd, 2006

23 Nov

Olive Oil Fights DNA Oxidation

NUTHETAL, Germany–Western European scientists investigated the ability of the Mediterranean diet to protect DNA against oxidative damage and to reduce cancer incidence, focusing on olive oil and its phenolic content. Results of their trial, published in the FASEB Journal (Epub online before print, Nov. 16, 2006), showed olive oil reduces DNA oxidation, and increased olive […]