Olive Oil Compounds and Heart Metabolism: What an Animal Study Found
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Researchers studying rats found that olive oil and the phenolic compounds oleuropein and caffeic acid influenced fat oxidation and energy metabolism in cardiac tissue. The findings offer insight into how olive oil compounds may work, but human studies are needed.
