date:Jun 09, 2012
cholesterol and blood pressure are the best known biomarkers for heart disease, others from the inflammatory biomarker C-Reactive protein to homocysteine are now starting to attract more attention.
Meanwhile, controlling LDL oxidation and inhibiting platelet aggregation are also regarded to be beneficial to cardiovascular health by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which has issuedpositive opinionsfrom EFSA on the ability of olive oil polyphenols to protect LDL from oxidative damage, a