Researchers find the 'good oil'

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HEALTH - Researchers find the 'good oil'Researchers find the 'good oil'October 26, 2006 03:42pmTHE dregs left over in a bottle of olive oil could soon be used as amedicine for hart patients.Scientists at Charles Sturt University and the Heart Research Institute have discovered that the dregs have anti-inflammatory benefits.The pulp contained more than 100 antioxidants, several of which theresearchers believed could help stop hardening in the arteries, oratherosclerosis.They had also been shown to lower blood pressure and blood sugar levels."It's very exciting to discover something that is just raw waste disposal at the moment has properties

that could be used to heal," said chemistry scientist Dr Paul Prenzler."It opens the way for a whole new industry."They discovered one "very active" compound called luteolin which had shown particular promise, but had yet to find the best way to use it."It might be good on it's own or teamed up with various other compounds for a really good synergy, we just don't know yet," Dr Prenzler said.They were also working out the best application - either on its own, as a base for heart disease medications or as an additive to food to create a niche product."It's been added to make an anti-ageing bread in Spain, so maybe we could come up with a heart health product," he said."If we can work out how to do it the olive industry in Australian couldgenerate a viable alternative income stream."Olive oil is known as a good source of dietary antioxidants - compounds also found in red wine and tea believed to benefit

health.But only 2 per cent of the antioxidants in the fruit actually end up in theoil, with 98 per cent staying in the pulp.The team will present their findings on the extracts at an internationalnutrition conference in Malta today.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...5-1702,00.html "Get off your ass and take your government back." ~Rocky Ward

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