Life's simpler things often turn out to be among the best. That's a claim that could be made for olive oil, which a new study in Europe indicates can be surprisingly effective in preventing breast cancer.
The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that a spoonful of olive oil a day could reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by as much as 45 percent. It's described as the most convincing evidence yet of such a link.
The findings were based on studies by researchers of the diets of more than 60,000 women between the ages of 40 and 76. After a period of three years, they found, those who did not develop breast cancer had a higher intake of olive oil.
The research was triggered by observations that people living in the Mediterranean, where consumption of olive oil is relatively high, had far lower rates of heart disease, strokes and diabetes than those living in Northern Europe. The oil is now recognized as a major factor in protecting against disease, although how it does so is not precisely known.
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