Olive oil can cut cancer risk

A study of 182 European men found those who had 25 ml of olive oil per day had reduced levels of a substance which indicates cell damage.

The study is in the Federation American Societies for Experimental Biology. The Copenhagen University Hospital researchers looked at 182 healthy men aged between 20 and 60 from five European countries. At the end of study, scientists measured levels of the substance which indicates oxidative damage to cells, called 8oxodG, in the men's urine. The men were found to have around 13% less 8oxodG compared with their levels at the beginning of the study.

The researchers said that the monounsaturated fats in olive oil were probably behind the effect.

Steve - while a very small study in an experimental journal, it was woth noting nonetheless.