Olive Oil
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The oil pressed from olives. In supplements it is used both as a stand-alone softgel filling and as a carrier oil for other fat-soluble ingredients.
Why it’s used
Taken for its polyphenol content, associated with the Mediterranean dietary pattern, for cardiovascular and general health support.
What the evidence is for
protection of blood lipids from oxidative stress (olive oil polyphenols).
What the evidence says
EFSA has approved a health claim that olive oil polyphenols contribute to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative stress, tied to a specific daily polyphenol intake. Broader cardiovascular associations with olive oil come mainly from large dietary studies looking at olive oil as part of an overall Mediterranean eating pattern, rather than from isolated supplement capsules.
Dose studied
5–5 mg — EFSA-specified daily intake of olive oil polyphenols for the blood-lipid protection claim.
Context
The EFSA claim specifies a daily intake of 5 mg of olive oil polyphenols (hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives), which typically requires a standardized extract rather than an amount reached through ordinary culinary use.
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