Will olive oil help fighting cancer?

A great news for all the lovers (or users) of olive oil! A Spanish research group is going to work on a research aimed at showing how regular use of olive oil in your diet can fight against cancer, and in particular breast cancer.
In the news published on the university website the Rector of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), and Pedro Barato, President of “Organización Interprofesional del Aceite de Oliva Español” presents the agreement signed with the Multidisciplinary Group on Breast Cancer Research (GMECM), directed by Dr Eduard Escrich, lecturer of the Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology.

The group of researchers will be working in 2010 on this research project over the next 5 years to take forward the a previous research where the group has already demonstrated that even a moderate intake of virgin olive Olive oil has been shown to fight cancer, oil slows down the spreading of breast cancer.

Previous studies (4. Extra Virgin Olive Oil Compounds Fight Breast Cancer) have already shown the olive oil benefits to fighting breast. Specific compounds found in olive oil (lignans and secoiridoids) seem to act against aggressive types of breast cancer by suppressing the Her2 gene.

In the past natural compounds found in plants such as olive oil that have an anti-inflammatory effect by removing free radicals, have already repeatedly shown to help in cancer prevention but no study has addressed this topic in depth to the extent of being able to use such compounds to create new more natural drugs to fight cancer.

In a press release of the research group at UAB says “Among the research studies to be carried out, some of the most prominent focus on the effects fats and oils can have on mammary (breast) tumors, and especially those of extra virgin olive oil, and an analysis of the molecular changes found in these tumors in all of the genome and in the specific genes implicated in this pathology.”

The leader of the research groups Dr Escrich has already worked in the past on the role of nutrition on preventing and fighting breast cancer and has won several awards on the subject of his research. In his studies he has shown the benefits of diets rich of olive oil in lowering the risk of various types of cancer.

Other studies have also shown that 1/3 of cancers are related to poor diets therefore in case you were not already 100% sure you should turn to a diet rich of high quality olive oil, this should give you the last push to improve your health and quality of life overall!

Using such an amazing and tasty food to improve your chances to avoid cancer is a no brainer decision! Have more olive oil and you will feel his benefits in your life for a long long term!
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