Olive oil + CR synergize

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Hi All,

It seems that olive oil supplements for lipid level

and anti-oxidant defenses benefits.

See the below, for which our library has the journal,

but the article cannot be accessed for some unknown

reason. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2004 Nov;82(11):969-975.

Synergistic action of olive oil supplementation and dietary

restriction on serum

lipids and cardiac antioxidant defences.

Faine LA, Diniz YS, Galhardi CM, Rodrigues HG, Burneiko RC,

Santana LS, Cicogna

AC, Novelli EL.

... Male Wistar rats (180 & ndash;200 g, n = 6) were divided

into 4 groups: control ad libitum diet ©, 50% restricted diet (DR),

fed ad

libitum and supplemented with olive oil (3 mL/(kg.day)) (OO), and 50%

restricted

diet and supplemented with olive oil (DROO). After 30 days of

treatments, OO,

DR, and DROO groups had increased total cholesterol and high-density

lipoprotein

cholesterol concentrations. DR and DROO animals showed decreased low-

density

lipoprotein cholesterol. DROO had the lowest low-density lipoprotein

cholesterol

concentration. Total lipids and triacylglycerols were raised by

dietary

restriction and diminished by olive oil. OO rats had higher myocardial

superoxide dismutase and lower catalase and glutathione peroxidase

activities

than C rats. DR and DROO showed enhanced cardiac superoxide

dismutase, catalase,

and glutathione peroxidase activities from the control. Olive oil

supplementation alone improved the lipid profile but was more

effective when

coupled with dietary restriction. There was a synergistic beneficial

action of

dietary restriction and olive oil on serum lipids and myocardial

antioxidant

defences.

PMID: 15644936 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]