title: Olive oil phenolics: where do we stand? Where should we go?
abstract: The formulation of an antioxidant/atherosclerosis hypothesis stimulated experimental and epidemiological studies on the possible role of micronutrients, including olive oil phenolics, in the protection from cardiovascular disease observed in the Mediterranean area. This article prospectively summarises our current knowledge of olive phenolics, underscore our gaps in information, and brings forward areas that are, as yet, to be explored.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Functional Foods, IMDEA-Food, Madrid, Spain. francesco.visioli@imdea.org
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Visioli
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D031658:Olea / Q000737:chemistry*; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010636:Phenols / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010636:Phenols; D010936:Plant Extracts; D010938:Plant Oils