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The previos history of the olive,
which is the healthiest and natural vegetable oil source of the word bases
up to 8.000 years. Olive, which was a source for many legends during the
historical development, took place in the epitaphs of ancient civilizations
and the Holy Bibles Further, due to the event where a white pigeon returned
to Noah’s Ark with a olive branch in its mouth as a sign of liveliness after
a flood, olive is accepted since centuries as a sign of peace |
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Because olive oil is one of the most important
basic nourishment sources in the Mediterranean Countries, here are less
cardiac-and artery diseases are determined compared with the USA and North
Euoropean countries, which are nourishing espacially with margarine and
other liquid oils. Whilst the people living on the Isle Crete, which is the
most important olive oil production area of Greece, where approx 20 kg of
oil per person will be consumed, have nearby no cardiac- and artery diseases
based on their nourishment habit; the number of sick persons increased after
they changed in the 1970’s their nourishment habit to the consumption of
meat containing saturated fats. And olive oil’s cancer risk decreasing
effect bases on the reason, that the phenols put in its structure are
raciliating the strengthens. Olive oil is deerned as sacred since ancient
ages by all religions. The Old Testarnent and the Holy Bible are including
140 references to the olive oil and 100 reference top the olive tree. |
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