Olive Oil Offers Protection.People whose diets are rich in olive oil olive oil, pale yellow to greenish oil obtained from the pulp of olives by separating the liquids from solids. Olive oil was used in the ancient world for lighting, in the preparation of food, and as an anointing oil for both ritual and cosmetic purposes. show a decreased risk of developing colon cancer colon cancer, cancer of any part of the colon (often called the large intestine). Colon cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. . Researchers analyzed information from 28 countries, and found several significant dietary factors relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc colon cancer. Eating lots of meat and fish is associated with increased risk, while making olive oil part of your healthy diet leads to a lower risk. High meat intake increases the amount of a bile acid bile acid /bile ac·id/ (bil as´id) any of the steroid acids derived from cholesterol; classified as primary, those synthesized in the liver, e.g. , which can affect the cellular activity in your bowel lining. Olive oil seems to reduce the amount of bile acid present. (Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health) |
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