Daily Use of Extra Virgin Olive Oil with High Oleocanthal Concentration Reduced Body Weight, Waist Circumference, Alanine Transaminase, Inflammatory Cytokines and Hepatic Steatosis in Subjects with the Metabolic Syndrome: A 2-Month Intervention Study

• Published in: Metabolites Vol. 10; no. 10; p. 392
• Main Authors: Patti, Angelo M., Carruba, Giuseppe, Cicero, Arrigo F. G., Banach, Maciej, Nikolic, Dragana, Giglio, Rosaria V., Terranova, Antonino, Soresi, Maurizio, Giannitrapani, Lydia, Montalto, Giuseppe, Stoian, Anca Pantea, Banerjee, Yajnavalka, Rizvi, Ali A., Toth, Peter P., Rizzo, Manfredi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 02.10.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Abdomen; Alanine; Alanine transaminase; Anti-inflammatory agents; Body mass index; Body weight; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Correlation analysis; Cytokines; Diabetes; Diet; Fatty liver; Fruits; Functional foods & nutraceuticals; IL-1β; Inflammation; Interleukin 1; Interleukin 10; Interleukin 6; Lipids; Metabolic syndrome; Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; oleocanthal; Olive oil; Overweight; Oxidants; Phenolic compounds; Plasma; Polyphenols; Psychological aspects; Steatosis; Supplements; Transaminase; Tumor necrosis factor-α; Womens health; metabolic syndrome; polyphenols; olive oil; oleocanthal; cytokines

Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) intake is associated with reduced cardiovascular risk, and its phenolic compound oleocanthal (OC) has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The cardiometabolic effects of EVOO with a high OC concentration have not been fully elucidated. We administered EVOO wit...