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The familiar jug of olive oil is set to disappear from restaurant tables across the EU from January 1 2014, to be replaced with properly labelled non-reusable containers with tamper proof nozzles.
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Munich -
A new study into the satiety effect provided by olive oil shows there's no need for weight watchers to shun the calorie laden elixir. In fact olive oil may well help with weight less.
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A new study has confirmed that a Mediterranean diet rich in olives and nuts can reduce the risks of cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and stroke.
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Bangkok -
A Thai man who attempted to acquire a bigger penis through an olive oil injection therapy lost the organ altogether. Surgeons had to remove his penis after he developed penile cancer 19 years after the treatment.
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Zagreb -
A two-day event in the Croatian capital celebrated the delicious bounty of the republic's olive-growing regions with olive oil tastings, interactive workshops and exhibitions.
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May is the time to celebrate National Mediterranean Diet Month, based on the healthy diets of Greece, Crete and Southern Italy.
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Mornington -
I left England's winter to journey to Australia's much milder autumn and sampled not only culinary fruits of the region but cultural ones too.
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Kalamatas -
The season may be winter yet the days are blissfully warm, perfect for the olive season. At this time of year Greece becomes a nation of olive pickers as the precious olives are harvested to produce olive oil. Locally we produce the best oil in Greece.
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Researchers at the Monell Centre have found oleocanthal, a naturally-occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins.
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From July 1 2009, all virgin and extra virgin olive oil will have to be labeled with the country of origin under a new European Community rule. The current optional labelling, dating from 2002, 'has proven insufficient," the EC has announced.
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Olives make a useful second crop in the region, but often the only way to sample a particular vineyard's olive products is to buy them from the cellar door shop.
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