When we speak about olive oil we speak about health; there isn`t any product so good for our organism, and it is the basical element of the healthiest and the most balanced diet in the world; The mediterranean diet. Olive oil is recomended for the illnesses prevention because of its characteristics. Next, we point out some of its most important characteristics related to health:

    
1.- Virgin olive oil is a pure olive juice, without aditivos or preservatives. 

2.-Olive oil has between 60 and 80% of grasas mono-insaturadas (oleic acid), that help to reduce "bad choresterol" (LDE9),and keep the "good one"(HDL). It also has the right quantity of ácido linoleico, esential for human diet, without an excess that could cause rustes bad for our health.  



3.- Olive oil has vitamins A, D, k and E
4.- Scientists say that olive oil reduces the risk of heart ilnesses and of some kinds of cancer, it also helps to keep a low blood preassure and relieve the arthritis. A big part of the medical comunity thinks that olive oil prevent cell to oxidize, make easy cardiovascular flux and helps to delay the cell getting old process.
5.- Olive oil is good for the digestion and promove the calcium absortion. Olive oil contribute to improve the skin aspect, among other properties.

 

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