Researchers working at Toronto’s Keenan Research Center uncovered what may well be a missing link between olive oil and heart health: olive oil may help prevent the formation of a thrombosis, which is a deadly blood clot inside a blood vessel.
What you need to know
- A thrombus (blood clot) is a critically dangerous factor in cardiovascular disease and stroke, the leading causes of death and disability worldwide.
- A new preclinical study has shown that a component of HDL, called apoA-IV, sharply reduces blood clotting within arteries.
- It does this by preventing platelets from sticking together, which is an important step in the development of a blood clot.
- In a series of preclinical experiments, olive oil boosted production of apoA-IV, which may prevent a thrombosis and a resulting heart attack, stroke, or other cardiovascular disaster.
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