Olive Oil & Nutrition


Lucero Olive Oil supports a healthy lifestyle full of exercise and healthy eating. We believe in active competition to fuel the soul and choosing healthy foods to fuel the body. That is why we are one of J&A Production’s top sponsors for the 2007 season. J&A Productions is one the most well known premier athletic event producers in California. Come out and see us at all J&A Triathlon events in California. See “Events” for more information.

Articles showing the benefits of consuming Extra Virgin Olive Oil:

Olive oil has recently been featured in several articles which praise the benefits of consuming olive oil. Below you will find many of these articles taken from top publishers.
 

“Recent studies have found that olive oil can lower the risk of coronary heart disease by reducing blood cholesterol levels.”

“Nutritionists now emphasize controlling calories and eating healthy fats like olive oil.”
Newsweek, “The New Fight Over Fat,” pg. 70, February 20, 2006

“Use extra-virgin olive oil as a main cooking oil. Avoid regular safflower and sunflower oils, corn oil, cottonseed oil, and mixed vegetable oils. Strictly avoid margarine, vegetable shortening, and all products made with partially hydrogenated oils of any kind.”
Time, “Aging Naturally,” pg. 64, Dr. Andrew Weil, October 17, 2005  

“Olive oils are monounsaturated fats (the best kind) and have been linked to lowering bad (LDL) cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of heart disease and cancer.”
Runners World, “Take it off, Keep it off,” pg. 79, April 2006.

“In 1999, a major clinical trial by French researchers showed that a diet high in olive oil helped prevent heart attacks; other scientists have since singled out olive oil as a source of heart-healthy monounsaturated fat.

“Experts now recommend olive oil as an alternative to butter or margarine.”
Newsweek, “Food News Blues,” pg. 55, March 13, 2006

“Choose monounsaturated fat. It is good for your heart if used instead of saturated fat. Choose canola, olive, and peanut oils. Use these oils on salads and for cooking and baking. Dip bread in olive oil instead of using butter.”
Healthwise, Incorporated, mailed flyer, copyright 2005

“(There is) ibuprofen-like activity in extra-virgin olive oil. Enzymes in an inflammation pathway are inhibited by oeocanthal, a component of olive oil.”
Nature Publishing Group, “Ibuprofen-like Activity in Extra-virgin Olive Oil,” September 2005, http://www.cooc.com/fhealth.html