Another reason to get into the Mediterranean diet: olive oil is apparently an anti-inflammatory. And inflammation, you may have heard, may be the whole cause of aging! You may wonder if that means you can ward off aging just by eating a Motrin every day instead: probably not! The point is, the story contains the following sentence: The COX-blocking activity in three tablespoons of olive oil equals about 10 percent of the ibuprofen dose recommended for pain relief in adults. Heh. [The Smart Set]
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