The Mediterranean diet and olive oil as its quintessential part are almost synonymous with a
healthy way of eating and living nowadays. This kind of diet has been highly appreciated …

Hydroxytyrosol is a phenolic phytochemical with antioxidant properties in vitro. It is a natural
compound that can be found in olive leaves and oil. The main dietary source of …

The overall health beneficial action of olive oil phenolic components is well established.
Recent studies have elucidated the biological effects of two isolated compounds, namely …

Highlights•Dehydration techniques used for olive leaves.•Methods used to extract the
bioactive compounds from olive leaves.•Bioactive profile of olive leaves.•Food and …

Over the last few decades, multiple biological properties, providing antioxidant, anti-
inflammatory, chemopreventive and anti-cancer benefits, as well as the characteristic …

Nutrigenomics data on the functional components of olive oil are still sparse, but rapidly
increasing. Olive oil is the main source of fat and health‐promoting component of the …

The Mediterranean diet (MD) is a combination of foods mainly rich in antioxidants and anti-
inflammatory nutrients that have been shown to have many health-enhancing effects. Extra …

There is currently a worldwide consensus and recognition of the undoubted health benefits
of the so-called Mediterranean diet, with its intake being associated with a lower risk of …

Abstract Background Olive (Olea europaea L.) oil is one of the main ingredients of the
Mediterranean diets and as such, it is considered responsible for the overall well being of …

Breast cancer is the most frequent malignant neoplasia and a leading cause of mortality in
women worldwide. The Mediterranean diet has been proposed as a healthy dietary pattern …