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Extra-virgin olive oil anti-inflammatory-scientists
Reuters - Scientists have just found out what gourmets have always known -- that there is something special about fresh extra-virgin olive oil.
Ref. https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...31/hl_nm/oil_dc
Wow, I usually cook with just vegetable oil, and recently have swathed to extra virgin olive oil because its better for you. The article mentions fresh extra virgin olive oil, I wonder if it makes a difference, fresh EVOO is hard to get. Most of it is pre-packaged in bulk quantities.
The decomposition point of Olive Oil is 220 degrees Celsius.
Olive oil nutrient linked to processes that prevent cancer in brain. Research into oleic acid -- the primary ingredient in olive oil -- has shown how it can help prevent cancer-causing genes from functioning in cells, and may help to prevent cancer developing in the brain. Source 8r.