Olive oil is a healthy food. It lowers LDL (the bad cholesterol) and contains polyphenols that fight chemicals called free radicals linked to aging, immune system breakdown, heart disease, and cancer. It might be one reason why people living in Mediterranean countries live so long and have such low rates of heart disease and cancer. Spanish researchers confirmed that the polyphenols in extra-virgin olive oil interfered with breast cancer cell growth in laboratory cultures. We can’t say for sure whether it prevents breast cancer in humans.
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