Olive oil may reduce risk of death from dementia

People who incorporate olive oil into their everyday diet may decrease their risk of dementia-related death, according to a new study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study was published last May 6 in JAMA Network Open. The corresponding author was Anne-Julie Tessier, a research associate in the Department of Nutrition. “Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats and contains compounds with antioxidant activity that may play a protective role for the brain,” Tessier said in a UPI article about the study.