The Claim
In elderly post-myocardial infarction patients, baseline serum paraoxonase-1 (PON-1) activity is significantly lower than in healthy elderly individuals, and 26 weeks of high-phenolic extra virgin olive oil consumption partially reverses this deficit, indicating impaired HDL antioxidant function is associated with post-myocardial infarction status.
What the research says
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Elderly people who have had a heart attack have lower levels of a specific antioxidant enzyme in their blood compared to healthy elderly people, and consuming high-phenolic extra virgin olive oil for 26 weeks increases this enzyme level partially.
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In elderly post-myocardial infarction patients, serum paraoxonase-1 (PON-1) activity is significantly lower at baseline compared to healthy elderly individuals, and this deficit is partially reversed by 26 weeks of high-phenolic extra virgin olive oil consumption, suggesting impaired HDL antioxidant function is a feature of post-MI status.
Special compounds in high-phenolic olive oil enter the bloodstream and turn on a cellular switch that boosts the body's natural antioxidant defenses. This switch increases the production of a protective enzyme attached to good cholesterol, which then clears harmful fats from the blood and prevents further damage to blood vessels.
What the research says
1 studyElderly people who had a heart attack had lower levels of a protective antioxidant enzyme than healthy seniors, and after drinking high-phenolic olive oil for six months, their enzyme levels went up — meaning their body’s natural heart protection got a little better.
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