OLIVE OILS AND HEALTH

29 Virgin Olive Oil Benefits 11.8. Conclusion 145 11.9. References – For further knowledge 145 CHAPTER 12 EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, OVERWEIGHT, AND OBESITY 146 José M Ordovás-Muñoz 12.1. Introduction 148 12.2. Epidemiological evidence on the association between olive oil consumption and overweight and/or obesity 149 12.3. Evidence from intervention studies on the association between olive oil consumption and overweight and/or obesity 150 12.4. Olive oil, microbiota, and overweight/obesity 151 12.5. Olive oil, obesity, and precision nutrition 152 12.6. Conclusions 155 12.7. References – For further knowledge 157 CHAPTER 13 EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL AND ITS BENEFICIAL EFFECTS ON HAEMOSTASIS AND COAGULATION 158 Francisco M Gutiérrez-Mariscal, Silvia de la Cruz-Ares, Fernando López-Segura, Elena M Yubero-Serrano, José López-Miranda 13.1. What is haemostasis? 160 13.2. The effect of olive oil on platelet aggregation 161 13.3. Blood clot formation and the effect of olive oil on coagulation 162 13.4. The influence of olive oil on thrombus formation 163 13.5. The effect of olive oil on clot dissolution by fibrinolysis 163 13.6. Conclusion 164 13.7. References – For further knowledge 165 CHAPTER 14 DIET AND CANCER: A PROLONGED RELATIONSHIP THAT CAN BE PREVENTED - OR EVENTUALLY ESTABLISHED - OVER TIME 166 Eduard Escrich-Escriche 14.1. Cancer 168

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