Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania found that extra-virgin olive oil contains an anti-inflammat

Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania found that extra-virgin olive oil contains an anti-inflammatory agent that acts similarly to how ibuprofen does. They named the substance oleocanthal: https://www.monell.org/news/news_releases/olive_oil_contains_natural_anti_inflammatory_agent https://www.monell.org/news/news_releases/olive_oil_contains... So a lot of people in the Mediterranean consume an anti-inflammatory as part of their daily diet. I believe the thinking is that this is part of the lower cardiovascular risk, but not the only factor by any means.