ARTICLES — earth foods

Eleni Xirokosta
Πρόσθεση φύλλων ελιάς στην ελαιοποίηση για καλύτερη διάρκεια ζωής συνιστούν οι Ιταλοί

Πρόσθεση φύλλων ελιάς στην ελαιοποίηση για καλύτερη διάρκεια ζωής συνιστούν οι Ιταλοί

Η ενσωμάτωση φύλλων ελιάς στη διαδικασία παραγωγής μπορούν να αυξήσουν τη συγκέντρωση και τη διάρκεια ζωής του έξτρα παρθένου ελαιολάδου, όπως υποστηρίζουν Ιταλοί επιστήμονες.

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Eleni Xirokosta
Το Ελαιόλαδο στην υγεία των παιδιών

Olive oil and children's health

The growth and functional changes that occur during childhood require a corresponding intake of energy and nutrients. The child needs energy and nutrients in order to maintain the body's normal functions, to grow, to respond to daily physical activities, to replace the "damages", with the production of new cells and to create reserves in the body for various nutrients. Fat needs during the second infancy and early childhood are increased due to the body's growth processes, but also to meet the body's increased energy requirements. For infants and younger children (aged 7 months-3 years) fat intake is recommended to be...

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Eleni Xirokosta
Ξεχάστε το γάλα. Βάλτε ελαιόλαδο στον καφέ σας.

Forget the milk. Put olive oil in your coffee.

Sit down! Could your next coffee order just be café au...oil? It is especially common to drink olive oil. Many of us follow the popular practice of taking a spoonful of EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) every morning. And while "bulletproof" coffee with fats like butter has been popular for a few years in the nutrition and wellness communities, it's exciting to see it heading to the high street with Starbucks' announcement that it will launch "extra virgin coffee infused with olive oil." in the form of the new "Oleato" series. But is it really healthy? What are the benefits?...

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Eleni Xirokosta
Όταν τα ελαιοκομικά προϊόντα συναντούν την υγεία

When olive products meet health

When olive products meet health" , was the topic of a conference which was co-organized, within the framework of the OLIVE OIL DAYS institution, by FILAIOS, the Training & Lifelong Learning Center as well as the School of Public Health of the University of Western Attica and took place on Saturday 16 December 2023, at the Lytras Amphitheater, on the Alsus Egaleo Campus. The event concluded with the awarding of the professor emeritus of the School of Medicine of the University of Athens, Member of the Academy of Athens and Supervisor of Public Health Ms. Antonia Trichopoulou, who contributed, from...

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