Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil Discrimination

  • The color of the oil should be from green to gold-yellow.
  • The olive oil can be kept for 2 years in a stable condition.
  • An olive oil that has beyond 0.8 acid degrees is considered to be perfect!
  • Lakonia and Creta are places with great quality of olive oil.
  • One liter of perfect olive oil in Greece costs in average 6 to 8 €.
  • Biological olive oil should have a certifying number and company.
Olive Oil against Cancer
Cancer

It is widely believed that olive oil provides protection against cancer and especially for some particular types, such as the breast cancer. The decrease of the appearance of such cancer due to the consumption of olive oil varies from 30 to 50 per cent.

It is worth mentioning that in Greece in areas where people consume only olive oil, the cases of breast cancer represents the 1/3 of the cases of United States. According to recent research the olive oil protects against other types of cancer as well, namely endometrial, gonads, prostate, stomach and liver cancer. Another recent research showed that olive oil may contribute in cancer of pancreas.

Along with olive oil, the most effective nutrition against cancer would consist of small consumption of meat and daily consumption of herbs, vegetables, fruits and legumes.
 

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