Virgin olive oil and cancer of breast

Virgin olive oil and cancer of breast
According to a study promoted by the Institute Omega 3, of the Puleva Foundation, and directed by the Prof. Dr. Jose Mataix, the virgin olive oil consumption would repel in a smaller incidence of the breast cancer.

1. A brake for the cancerigenic processes
2. Olive oil and cancer of breast

1. A brake for the cancerigenic processes

Content. With a high content in monoinsaturate fatty acids (acid oleic) and components antioxidants (phenolic vitamin and compounds), the virgin olive oil is an essential food in the set of a healthy and balanced diet, with multiple benefits for the health. Thus it gathers the book that recently has published the Institute Omega 3, in that they have worked more than 30 investigators, university professors, professors and professionals of the health and the feeding, and that has been directed by the Prof. Dr. Jose Mataix, University professor of Physiology of the University of Granada.
Studies. Although the paper of the olive oil in the cancer is beginning to be investigated, a smaller incidence of certain types of cancers in Mediterranean countries in comparison with others of the north of Europe or the USA has been observed. According to it is come off the study, the olive oil generates landlords hormonal that do not stimulate the cancerigenic processes, alter except the immune system, inferiors of eicosanoides related to the tumorlike growth generate levels significantly, and alter the genic expression of numerous elements related to the cellular proliferation in smaller level the one than they make other fats, essentially of type AGP n-6.

2. Olive oil and cancer of breast

Animal evidences. The results of some experimental studies realized in rats demonstrate that the rats fed with linoleic acid (corn or cártamo) present/display major incidence of tumors.
Evidences in humans.
- Cancer of breast. On the other hand, other studies suggest exists a positive correlation between the incidence or mortality by breast cancer and the consumption of saturated fat or origin animal, which does not happen when olive oil is consumed. Concretely, the incidence of cancer of breast in Spain is approximately a 40% more loss than in the USA or countries of the north of Europe.
- Cancer of ovary. Many other studies that relate the olive oil consumption to a smaller incidence of cancer, like for example the ovary cancer exist. Nevertheless, they are character evidences epidemiologist that are not demonstrated. For example, Greece and Spain register the lowest levels of ovary cancer, something similar to which the cancer of colon and the Mediterranean countries happen to, although in this case it could be due to a greater fiber consumption.