High Polyphenol Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity: A Scoping Review of Preclinical Data and Clinical Trials

<b>Background/Objectives</b>: During the last decade, there has been an increased interest in phenolic compound-rich natural products as natural therapies for regulating the molecular pathways behind central obesity and associated metabolic disorders. The present scoping review presents...

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Main Authors: Konstantina Liva, Athanasios A. Panagiotopoulos, Alexandra Foscolou, Charalampia Amerikanou, Alkistis Vitali, Stavros Zioulis, Konstantina Argyri, Georgios I. Panoutsopoulos, Andriana C. Kaliora, Aristea Gioxari
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author Konstantina Liva
Athanasios A. Panagiotopoulos
Alexandra Foscolou
Charalampia Amerikanou
Alkistis Vitali
Stavros Zioulis
Konstantina Argyri
Georgios I. Panoutsopoulos
Andriana C. Kaliora
Aristea Gioxari
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Athanasios A. Panagiotopoulos
Alexandra Foscolou
Charalampia Amerikanou
Alkistis Vitali
Stavros Zioulis
Konstantina Argyri
Georgios I. Panoutsopoulos
Andriana C. Kaliora
Aristea Gioxari
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description <b>Background/Objectives</b>: During the last decade, there has been an increased interest in phenolic compound-rich natural products as natural therapies for regulating the molecular pathways behind central obesity and associated metabolic disorders. The present scoping review presents the outcomes of clinical and preclinical studies examining the anti-obesity effects of high phenolic extra virgin olive oil (HP-EVOO) and its possible underlying molecular mechanisms. <b>Methods:</b> Studies published between 2014 and 2024 were searched via MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane, the Web of Science, Semantic Scholar, Google Scholar, Science.gov, and Clinicaltrials.gov databases. A combination of keywords and Boolean logic was used to search throughout the last decade in all databases, including “hyperglycemia” or “hypertension” or “metabolic syndrome” or “dyslipidemia” or “hyperlipidemia” or “hypoglycemia” or “obesity” or “macrovascular diabetic complications” or “microvascular diabetic complications” or “cardiovascular disease” or “overweight” or “insulin sensitivity” or “insulin resistance” and “extra virgin olive oil” or “high phenolic olive oil” and “human” or “animal model”. <b>Results</b>: The 10-year literature survey identified 21 studies in both animal models and humans, indicating that HP-EVOO improves inflammation, glycemic control, oxidative stress and endothelial function, potentially protecting against metabolic syndrome, hypertension and type 2 diabetes, even compared to EVOO. Moreover, HP-EVOO’s antiplatelet effect and improvement in HDL functionality reduce cardiovascular risk. <b>Conclusions</b>: The evidence presented in this study demonstrates that HP-EVOO represents an effective preventive and therapeutic dietary approach to cardiometabolic diseases.
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spelling doaj-art-308d00a45fd2490a8d18ceb9ff2161af2025-08-20T03:43:11ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72832025-03-011535410.3390/clinpract15030054High Polyphenol Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity: A Scoping Review of Preclinical Data and Clinical TrialsKonstantina Liva0Athanasios A. Panagiotopoulos1Alexandra Foscolou2Charalampia Amerikanou3Alkistis Vitali4Stavros Zioulis5Konstantina Argyri6Georgios I. Panoutsopoulos7Andriana C. Kaliora8Aristea Gioxari9Department of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, University of the Peloponnese, Antikalamos, 24100 Kalamata, GreeceDepartment of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, University of the Peloponnese, Antikalamos, 24100 Kalamata, GreeceDepartment of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, University of the Peloponnese, Antikalamos, 24100 Kalamata, GreeceDepartment of Dietetics and Nutritional Science, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, 70 El. Venizelou Ave., 17676 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, University of the Peloponnese, Antikalamos, 24100 Kalamata, GreeceDepartment of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, University of the Peloponnese, Antikalamos, 24100 Kalamata, GreeceDepartment of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, University of the Peloponnese, Antikalamos, 24100 Kalamata, GreeceDepartment of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, University of the Peloponnese, Antikalamos, 24100 Kalamata, GreeceDepartment of Dietetics and Nutritional Science, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, 70 El. Venizelou Ave., 17676 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, University of the Peloponnese, Antikalamos, 24100 Kalamata, Greece<b>Background/Objectives</b>: During the last decade, there has been an increased interest in phenolic compound-rich natural products as natural therapies for regulating the molecular pathways behind central obesity and associated metabolic disorders. The present scoping review presents the outcomes of clinical and preclinical studies examining the anti-obesity effects of high phenolic extra virgin olive oil (HP-EVOO) and its possible underlying molecular mechanisms. <b>Methods:</b> Studies published between 2014 and 2024 were searched via MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane, the Web of Science, Semantic Scholar, Google Scholar, Science.gov, and Clinicaltrials.gov databases. A combination of keywords and Boolean logic was used to search throughout the last decade in all databases, including “hyperglycemia” or “hypertension” or “metabolic syndrome” or “dyslipidemia” or “hyperlipidemia” or “hypoglycemia” or “obesity” or “macrovascular diabetic complications” or “microvascular diabetic complications” or “cardiovascular disease” or “overweight” or “insulin sensitivity” or “insulin resistance” and “extra virgin olive oil” or “high phenolic olive oil” and “human” or “animal model”. <b>Results</b>: The 10-year literature survey identified 21 studies in both animal models and humans, indicating that HP-EVOO improves inflammation, glycemic control, oxidative stress and endothelial function, potentially protecting against metabolic syndrome, hypertension and type 2 diabetes, even compared to EVOO. Moreover, HP-EVOO’s antiplatelet effect and improvement in HDL functionality reduce cardiovascular risk. <b>Conclusions</b>: The evidence presented in this study demonstrates that HP-EVOO represents an effective preventive and therapeutic dietary approach to cardiometabolic diseases.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/15/3/54extra virgin olive oilpolyphenolsobesitymetabolic syndromehydroxytyrosoltyrosol
spellingShingle Konstantina Liva
Athanasios A. Panagiotopoulos
Alexandra Foscolou
Charalampia Amerikanou
Alkistis Vitali
Stavros Zioulis
Konstantina Argyri
Georgios I. Panoutsopoulos
Andriana C. Kaliora
Aristea Gioxari
High Polyphenol Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity: A Scoping Review of Preclinical Data and Clinical Trials
Clinics and Practice
extra virgin olive oil
polyphenols
obesity
metabolic syndrome
hydroxytyrosol
tyrosol
title High Polyphenol Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity: A Scoping Review of Preclinical Data and Clinical Trials
title_full High Polyphenol Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity: A Scoping Review of Preclinical Data and Clinical Trials
title_fullStr High Polyphenol Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity: A Scoping Review of Preclinical Data and Clinical Trials
title_full_unstemmed High Polyphenol Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity: A Scoping Review of Preclinical Data and Clinical Trials
title_short High Polyphenol Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity: A Scoping Review of Preclinical Data and Clinical Trials
title_sort high polyphenol extra virgin olive oil and metabolically unhealthy obesity a scoping review of preclinical data and clinical trials
topic extra virgin olive oil
polyphenols
obesity
metabolic syndrome
hydroxytyrosol
tyrosol
url https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/15/3/54
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