Description
Abstract:Discussions on the various health promoting and disease preventing properties of olive oils and its components are presented, with focus on cardiovascular diseases, neoplasms and diabetes and other metabolic disorders. Also, chapters on the chemical composition and physicochemical properties of olive oils, including the various methods used to analyse them, are presented.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 381 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
DOI:10.1079/9781845930684.0000
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