Reprinted from the Health Sciences Institute website, August 22, 2011: Spanish researchers believe they’ve broken the code—a genetic code, in fact. And not only does it appear to be the secret to why olive oil is so heart-healthy, it might also be the key reason Mediterranean dieters live long, robust lives. Twenty subjects with metabolic syndrome consumed meals that included either a high-phenol olive oil or a lowphenol olive oil. ….Phenols contain biologically active compounds that are remarkably high in antioxidants. Olive oil phenols are most highly concentrated in extra virgin olive oil, which is made from cold-pressed olives—no heat or chemicals are used in refining. Results of the Spanish study showed that the high-phenol extra virgin olive oil repressed
