Olive oil, perhaps the most widely used and favored of all the vegetable oils, plays a role in countering inflammation. The reason olive oil (in particular, extra-virgin olive oil, which is unrefined and naked) is touted for its anti-inflammation properties is because it's jam-packed with powerful antioxidants, which, as their name suggests, inhibit oxidation.
Olive oil, perhaps the most widely used and favored of all the
vegetable oils, plays a role in countering inflammation. The reason
olive oil (in particular, extra-virgin olive oil, which is
unrefined and naked) is touted for its...
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Margaret Floyd answered:Olive oil, perhaps the most widely used and favored of all the vegetable oils, plays a role in countering inflammation. The reason olive oil (in particular, extra-virgin olive oil, which is unrefined and naked) is touted for its anti-inflammation properties is because it's jam-packed with powerful antioxidants, which, as their name suggests, inhibit oxidation.
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