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Olive Oil

Heart Nutrition: Olive Oil Modulates Genes

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on January 4, 2011

Virgin Olive Oil and a Mediterranean Diet Fight Heart Disease by Changing How Our Genes Function ScienceDaily July 6, 2010 Everyone knows olive oil and a Mediterranean diet are associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease, but a new research report published in the July 2010 print issue of the FASEB Journal offers a [...]

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Make Sure There Is Olive Oil in Your Placebo

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on December 3, 2010

This article highlights an interesting problem with placebo research — the ingredients in the placebo itself. Note that it mentions a study where heart patients did better with a placebo — the placebo had olive oil in it, which may have been a helpful ingredient. However, I think most people and researchers are missing the [...]

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