Third year of "Olive Oil World Tour" begins in full swing
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TOKYO, September 8, 2020, /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--
Focus on promoting health aspects of disease-preventing olive oil, including
health benefits of use in Japanese food said to contribute to life expectancy
Olive Oils From Spain (https://oliveoilworldtour.jp/), in collaboration with
the EU, has kicked off the third year of the Olive Oil World Tour in Japan,
informing Japanese audiences about how olive oil contributes to health.
Japan and Spain ranked first and third, respectively, in the 2019 world life
expectancy rankings from the World Health Organization (WHO). The Institute for
Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington made a prediction
[https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2818%2931694-5 ] in
2018 that Spain will beat out Japan for first place in life expectancy in the
year 2040. One of the reasons of such great life expectancy is dietary habits.
What people call the "Mediterranean diet" is a product of Spain's culture and
society. It is the mainstream food there, much like the place washoku (Japanese
cuisine) has in Japan. The Mediterranean diet is characterized by plentiful
portions of whole grains and cereals, seasonal fruits and vegetables, beans,
and nuts. The food also contains plenty of olive oil and involves little
consumption of the saturated fatty acids that lead to the obesity and lifestyle
diseases associated with a heavy intake of meat-based fats.
The basic structure of a Japanese meal is soup, rice, and three side dishes.
These meals come with ample portions of grains and fish, helping to achieve an
ideal nutritional balance. Like the Mediterranean diet, Japanese cuisine
contains little saturated fatty acid, which reportedly contributes to the
longevity of the Japanese people.
When the PREDIMED [http://www.predimed.es/ ] study conducted in Spain tested
the effects of a Mediterranean diet using healthy ingredients and extra-virgin
olive oil on people at high risk for various ailments, it found a 30% reduction
in the risk for vascular disease and stroke and a 40% reduction in the risk for
diabetes. Oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid that is olive oil's primary
ingredient, helps improve blood cholesterol level, while extra virgin olive
oil's polyphenols reduces blood cholesterol content, a risk factor for
cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, extra virgin olive oil also contains
vitamin E, a natural antioxidant that protects cells from damage caused by
oxidation.
Dietician Kumiko Yoneyama provided some comments on using olive oil in washoku,
a cuisine that reportedly extends life. "Olive oil goes great with Japanese
foods. This of course includes fish, as well as tofu, natto, and other soybean
products, along with pot herbs like perilla, and yuzu, a citrus fruit. Most
people think of olive oil as something that you use in dishes like salads, but
because the oleic acid is resistant to heat and oxidation, I would also
recommend it for fried foods like tempura. Furthermore, since olive oil
contains abundant amounts of antioxidants that helps to prevent arterial
sclerosis and aging, I would expect daily use of a quality oil like olive oil
in Japanese cuisine to amplify its effects."
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Source: Olive Oils from Spain
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