Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Jul 25;25(15):8117. doi: 10.3390/ijms25158117.
Over the last few decades, metabolic syndrome coexisting with cardiovascular disease has evolved into a pandemic, making the need for more food-oriented therapeutic approaches and a redefinition of lifestyle imperative, with the Mediterranean diet being the linchpin of this effort. Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), the key pillar of the Mediterranean diet and one of the most notorious edible oils worldwide, owes its popularity not only to its characteristic aromas and taste but mainly to a series of beneficial health attributes including anti-diabetic, hypolipidemic, anti-hypertensive and anti-obesity actions. In this narrative review, we aimed to illustrate and enlighten EVOO's metabolic properties through a pathogenetic approach, investigating its potential role in metabolic and cardiovascular health.
在过去几十年中，与心血管疾病共存的代谢综合征已演变成一种全球性流行疾病，这使得我们需要更多以食物为导向的治疗方法，并重新定义生活方式，而地中海饮食则是这方面努力的关键。特级初榨橄榄油（EVOO）是地中海饮食的主要支柱之一，也是全球最著名的食用油脂之一，它的受欢迎程度不仅源于其特有的香气和味道，还主要得益于一系列有益的健康特性，包括抗糖尿病、降血脂、降血压和抗肥胖作用。在本篇叙述性综述中，我们旨在通过发病机制的方法来阐述和启发 EVOO 的代谢特性，研究其在代谢和心血管健康方面的潜在作用。
