
Olive Oil: the miraculous product of nature discovered 8000 years ago in the Mediterranean region and still explored by scientists for its uncountable benefits.
The indispensable ingredient of the Mediterranean and Aegean cuisines, with its composition that contains high level of vitamins and minerals, olive oil has favourable effects on primarily cardiovascular health, as well as numerous diseases. It is known that the rate of cardiovascular diseases among Mediterranean people is much lesser than among those in any other region and that people in this region also have smoother skins. The rarity of cardiovascular diseases among Mediterranean people has proven the significance of the region’s diet, which after the region is named “the Mediterranean Diet.” Olive oil is counted among the basic daily nutritional elements in this diet.