Olive Oil The Solution for Obese Children

Hydroxirosol, a substance containing olive oil, improves oxidative stress, insulin resistance, and the fat liver in children, according to research conducted by doctors and researchers at pediatric hospital”Ges. Bambino”, in Rome, and published in”Antioxidant” and”Redox Siganging”.

Obeseity is a major global problem among children and teenagers.

Increasing the number of overweight children in industrialized countries led to parallel increases in cases of nonalcohol fat liver diseases (NAFLD).

In the last 20 years, stathosis has reached epidemic proportions among children, becoming the most frequent chronic liver disease in the Western world.

It is estimated in Italy that about 15% of children have been affected, but up to 80% in overweight children.

Among the causes of the fatty liver is the increasing toxic stress that cells are subject to as a result of obesity.

Researchers have benefited from the experience of the Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Pharmacology of the University of Messina. Led by doctors from”Gesu Bambino” this is the first pediatric test with the use of hydroxyrosol, a phenol olive oil with high antioxidant power.

The problem is that in order to have the desired effect of antioxidant, it will be necessary to use large amounts of olive oil but with a serious risk of obesity, since olive oil is highly calories. But it is possible today, thanks to advances in pharmaceutical technology, only the antioxidants of olive oil will be used without the calories but only beneficial effects.

These natural products can be integrated into the diet of obese children to combat complications such as oxidative stress, cell aging, damage to arteries and veins”, explains Valerio Nobili, head of Hepatology and Gastroenterology at Rome's”Gesu Bambino<3). / ATSH