Background Olive oil consumption has been shown to lower cardiovascular disease risk, but
its associations with total and cause-specific mortality are unclear. Objectives The purpose …

Background Olive oil intake has been associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease
(CVD) in Mediterranean populations, but little is known about these associations in the US …

Background Epidemiological studies have shown the preventive effects of olive oil
consumption against cardiovascular events and all-cause deaths, but the results remain …

Background It is unknown whether individuals at high cardiovascular risk sustain a benefit in
cardiovascular disease from increased olive oil consumption. The aim was to assess the …

Background Some large prospective studies on olive oil consumption and risk of chronic
disease suggested protective effects. Objective We conducted an outcome-wide systematic …

Background: Olive oil consumption is associated with a decreased risk of several chronic
diseases, in particular cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, data on the effects of olive …

Background & aims The specific association of olive oil consumption with coronary heart
disease (CHD) or stroke has not been totally established. Objective: to examine whether …

Background Olive oil is the main source of dietary lipids in most Mediterranean countries
where mortality and incidence rates for coronary heart disease (CHD) are the lowest in …

Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Many mechanistic
reasons support that a high consumption of olive oil may provide a protection against …

Olive oil is well known for its cardioprotective properties; however, epidemiological data
showing that olive oil consumption reduces incident CHD events are still limited. Therefore …