A Functional Food: Olive Oil

Abstract

Recently, people have become aware of the importance of beneficial and harmful components in their diets due to the increase in obesity and related health problems. People's orientation towards healthy foods has once again revealed the value and importance of health store foods, which have been widely used since history. Especially, studies showing that people who are feed with the Mediterranean diet, which is largely dependent on olive oil, have less coronary heart disease, prostate and colon cancers have drawn attention to olive oil. This study is a qualitative compilation study. In the study, it was emphasized that olive oil is a functional food that can contribute to the general health status of the people, and the use of olive oil in Turkish cuisine culture was evaluated.