EVOO Minor Compounds May Be Protective Against Alzheimer’s Disease

Randomized Clinical Trial Among Those with Cognitive Impairment Adds to Body of Literature that EVOO Minor Compounds May Be Protective Against Alzheimer’s Disease..

In a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, scientists from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and the Greek Association of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders tested the hypothesis that high phenolic extra virgin olive oil could be used to improve cognitive performance among an elderly cohort (60 to 80 years old) exhibiting symptoms of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The results of the study showed that those who supplemented a Mediterranean diet with high phenolic EVOO performed significantly better than the control group that followed the Med diet without the high phenolic EVOO... (read more in the article link)