A study suggests that extra virgin olive oil might be a good food additive to help preserve repairing cells of the human body. The team tested volunteers with at least three cardiovascular risk factors, smoking, dyslipidaemia, hypertension or family history of cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n
Want to keep your heart healthy? Eating dark chocolates enriched with extra virgin olive oil may boost the level of good cholesterol as well as lower blood pressure \u2014 both known risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, researchers say.<\/p>\n
The study showed that eating dark chocolates with olive oil every day also significantly raises the level of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) \u2014 critical for blood vessel repair and function.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe found that small daily portions of dark chocolate with added natural polyphenols from extra virgin olive oil was associated with an improved cardiovascular risk profile,\u201d said lead author Rossella Di Stefano, cardiologist at the University of Pisa, Italy. \u201cOur study suggests that extra virgin olive oil might be a good food additive to help preserve our repairing cells, the EPCs,\u201d Stefano added.<\/p>\n
For the study, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Barcelona, the team tested volunteers with at least three cardiovascular risk factors (smoking, dyslipidaemia, hypertension or family history of cardiovascular disease) who received 40 grams of dark chocolate daily for 28 days.<\/p>\n
It contained 10 per cent extra virgin olive oil for 14 consecutive days and it contained 2.5 per cent Panaia red apple \u2014 having high levels of polyphenols and antioxidants \u2014 for the next 14 days. Polyphenols and antioxidants are known to reduce the risk of atherosclerosis progression and other cardiovascular diseases.<\/p>\n
Progression of atherosclerosis was assessed by metabolic changes (levels of carnitine and hippurate), lipid profile, blood pressure and levels of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). EPCs are critical for vascular repair and maintenance of endothelial function.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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