What are the benefits of eating olive oil for the elderly?

　　According to the United States“ healthy "Japan" website reported on June 15 that the " nerve A new French study published in the Journal of Medicine found that adding olive oil to the diet can reduce the risk of stroke. Older adults who regularly used olive oil in cooking and salads had a reduced risk of stroke compared with those who rarely consumed olive oil.

　　The new 6-year study was completed by researchers at the University of Bordeaux in France. In the study, researchers investigated the use of olive oil in the diet of 7,625 people over the age of 65. Among them, 23% never consumed olive oil, 40% used olive oil moderately in cooking and salads, and 37% used a large amount of olive oil. The olive oil consumed by the participants was mainly high-quality virgin olive oil. During the study, hypertension, exercise Stroke risk factors such as smoking and drinking were controlled. It was found that nearly six years later, 148 cases of stroke had occurred among the participants. However, compared with the elderly who did not eat olive oil, the risk of stroke was 41% lower in the elderly who consumed large amounts of olive oil. The average incidence of stroke among the elderly who ate olive oil was 1.5%, while the incidence of stroke among those who did not eat olive oil was 2.6%.

　　Dr. Cecilia Samiri, the leader of the new study, pointed out that although the mechanism by which olive oil reduces stroke is not yet clear, it may be that people replace unhealthy saturated fat with monounsaturated olive oil. Early research has confirmed that olive oil has anti-inflammatory properties. In addition, the oleic acid or polyphenols contained in olive oil itself are also key factors in its protective health effects. Polyphenols are antioxidant nutrients that reduce inflammation in the vascular system. Oleic acid is a fatty acid that accounts for 80% of olive oil.

　　The American Heart Association says stroke, the third leading killer of Americans, is caused by unhealthy blood vessels, often due to rupture or blockage of blood vessels in the brain. A diet high in foods rich in saturated fats, such as meat and butter, is closely linked to stroke. According to the latest research, elderly Olive oil should be used to replace saturated fat in unhealthy foods in the diet.