date:Aug 24, 2012
Fortifying olive oil with epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG), however, did not produce any additional benefits, report researchers.
The current study demonstrates that longer-term supplementation of olive oil improves endothelial function in individuals with low to intermediate cardiovascular risk, an effect likely attributed to reduction in vascular inflammation,they wrote in the European Jourmal of Nutrition.
This is the first such demonstration of such a permanent endothelial benefit via l