EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL & THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

It has been documented that olive oil intake bolsters the immune system against external attacks from microorganisms, bacteria and viruses. It has also been known for some time that mineral and vitamin deficiencies can have an adverse effect on the immune system.

Recent research has concluded that the fatty acids in the make-up of olive oil are good allies in lowering important immunological parameters such as the poliferation of lymphocytes induced by specific mitogens of both B- and T-cells.

These fatty acids have been reported to play an important part in various immune functions. They are involved in regulating inflammatory processes and they may be effective in the treatment of some autoimmune diseases and in the regulation of the immune system in general.