數百年來，橄欖一直是健康飲食的一部分。人們認為吃橄欖和橄欖油是生活在地中海地區的人享受長壽健康生活的關鍵原因。
Olivol®是一種富含 抗氧化多酚 （一種植物中的有機化學物質）的提取物，完全來自橄欖果。
在橄欖（ Olea europaea L.）中發現的多酚抗氧化劑不存在於其他常見的膳食來源中。它們在結構上不同於 水果和蔬菜中的 維生素，類胡蘿蔔素，生物類黃酮，原花色素和其他抗氧化劑。這些抗氧化劑可能是地中海飲食中與健康和長壽相關的成分之一。
羥基酪醇是橄欖果中的主要抗氧化劑，據信它在橄欖油的許多健康益處中起著重要作用*：
研究已將該化合物與心血管益處聯繫起來，通常支持健康的膽固醇水平（已經在正常範圍內）和健康的血液循環。* 有限的數據表明該化合物可能有助於眼睛健康。* 許多研究表明，由於其能夠中和高反應性自由基，它可以幫助支持DNA，線粒體（您的細胞能量植物）和其他細胞結構免受氧化應激。* 關於膳食營養素影響 細胞信號傳導 能力的新興研究發現，橄欖果實化合物可以刺激選擇的分子途徑。這包括與天然強效抗氧化劑如 穀胱甘肽 的生產相關的那些。用羥基酪醇靶向細胞信號通路已顯示出保護大腦，心血管，皮膚健康等方面的前景。*
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