Olive Oil and Heart Health: What PREDIMED Shows, and What It Doesn't
PREDIMED, PREDIMED-Plus and the meta-analyses in detail: 3.6 instead of 5.7 per cent risk over five years — carried by stroke, not by heart attack.
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Nutrition
Olive Oil and Health: What the Evidence Shows
Heart, lifespan, polyphenols, dose, sport, frying: an honest verdict on every olive oil health claim, graded by the strength of the evidence, with sources.
Health Nutrition Research Polyphenols
Olive oil in sports nutrition: what matters for footballers
What Swiss sports nutrition actually says about olive oil, what the polyphenol research shows about exercise stress, and what is not documented about footballers.
How Much Olive Oil per Day? What Studies and Switzerland Say
20 grams, 50 grams or half a spoon? The amounts from PREDIMED, the official polyphenol claim and the Swiss food pyramid, converted into tablespoons.
Olive oil consumption in Switzerland, 2000–2025: figures, prices, origins and trends
Olive oil consumption in Switzerland 2000–2025: imports up from 7,847 to 19,090 tonnes, just under 2 kg per person, shelf prices, origins and trends.
Health Recipes Nutrition Cuisine
Tomato Salad with Olive Oil: Why Fat Unlocks the Lycopene
Lycopene and carotenoids are fat-soluble. What the studies on salad, olive oil and absorption show – with five salads and the right amount of oil.
Olive Oil Every Day: What Regular Consumption Really Does, According to the Evidence
The Harvard cohorts, PREDIMED and the 2024 dementia study at a glance – plus a practical guide: how much olive oil a day, which oil, and what it should replace.
Olive Oil: Nutrition Facts and Authorised Health Claims
Calories, fatty acids, vitamin E and polyphenols per 100 g – and the exactly two health claims authorised for olive oil in Switzerland and the EU.