olive oil and decreased mortality
a recent article based on 2 long-term large observational studies found that consuming olive oil was associated with decreased total and cause-specific mortality (see mortality dec with olive oil JACC2021 in dropbox, or doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.10.041) Details: -- databases: -- 60,582 women in the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS), from 1990-2018 -- 31,801 men from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS), from 1990-2018 -- all were free from baseline cardiovascular disease or cancer -- diet was assessed by semiquantitative food frequency questionnaires every four years, consisting of >130 food items, and questioning how often, on average in the preceding year , participants consumed specific foods as well as the types of fats, oils, and brand or type of oil used in cooking ...