Professional paper

Health values of olive oil

Mirella Žanetić
Mirko Gugić

Abstract

Today olive oil has become a synonym for healthy diet and modern living. There are more and more scientific investigations and knowledge on the quality of extra virgin olive oil, so even common consumers become aware of its importance. Mediterranean diet has crossed the borders of the Mediterranean basin becoming particularly popular in the countries of middle Europe, north and south America, Canada, Australia, New Zeeland, Japan and Thailand, where great promotion campaigns on olive oil quality importance and its consumption are going on. In this paper, the significance of fats and oils in human diet is described, with special accent on olive oil, its' principal characteristics and influence on human health. At the end, the Mediterranean diet is described, with the Mediterranean diet pyramid that has become populari in the last 10 years.

Keywords

fats in diet; olive oil; health aspect; Mediterranean diet

Hrčak ID:

4509

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/4509

Publication date:

10.7.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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