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Home » Olive oil may protect against ulcerative colitis
The Facts:
- Dietary factors involved in the development of ulcerative colitis were assessed in over 25,000 adults living in the UK who were followed for about 10 years.
- When the diets of people who developed ulcerative colitis were compared with those who didn’t, the researchers found that diets high in oleic acid were protective against the disease.
- Oleic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid found in olive oil, peanut oil and grapeseed oil, as well as in butter and certain margarines.
Dr Shaun Holt: Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory disease of the bowel that affects 120,000 people in the UK and 1 million in the USA. Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhoea and weight loss. This study of more than 25,000 people, none of whom had ulcerative colitis at the outset, found that those with the highest intake of oleic acid, which is present in olive oil, had a 90 per cent lower risk of developing the disease. The researchers concluded that "….around half of the cases of ulcerative colitis could be prevented if larger amounts of oleic acid were consumed. Two-to-three tablespoons of olive oil per day would have a protective effect”.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100502080246.htm
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