Multiple pharmacological effects of olive oil phenols

Olive oil is a unique component of Mediterranean diet and is likely to be partially responsible for the health effects of this diet. Although the medicinal potential of olive oil has been largely attributed to the antioxidant effects of bio-phenols derived from olive oil, accumulating evidence stron...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Food chemistry 2007, Vol.104 (3), p.1269-1271
Main Authors: Yang, Da-Peng, Kong, De-Xin, Zhang, Hong-Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antioxidant
antioxidants
Bio-phenols
Biological and medical sciences
Fat industries
Food industries
functional foods
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
literature reviews
Mediterranean diet
Multiple pharmacological effects
Olive oil
pharmacokinetics
phenols
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Olive oil is a unique component of Mediterranean diet and is likely to be partially responsible for the health effects of this diet. Although the medicinal potential of olive oil has been largely attributed to the antioxidant effects of bio-phenols derived from olive oil, accumulating evidence strongly suggests that, to elucidate olive oil’s benefits to human health, we have to go beyond antioxidants. In this communication, through summarizing the reference-reported and database-recorded pharmacological information of olive oil phenols, we reveal that multiple pharmacological effects, other than antioxidant potential, are involved in olive oil phenols, which is of significance for understanding the health benefits of olive oil in the Mediterranean diet.
ISSN:0308-8146
1873-7072
DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.12.058