July 2015

Oil used as an ointment

In ancient Rome and Greece, oil was mostly used for body care: it was a common practice to douse oneself with olive oil in public bathhouses or thermae. Two frescoes found in Pompeii and Herculaneum depict the techniques employed to prepare scented skin balms. Olives were first ground and then pressed between two planks of

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The Greek revolution

The history of oil is intertwined with that of our Mediterranean diet. It was the first investigations on this latter regime, considered to be the most popular in the world, that started to shed light on the benefits of olive oil. A Greek couple, the Trichopoulos, were the first researchers to reveal that the Mediterranean

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Olive oil and sports

Edoardo Zardini was born in 1989 and has been cycling since he was 11 years old. He is considered to be one of the most promising road bikers in Italy. Next Saturday, on June 27, Edo, as his fans call him, will take part in the 2015 Italian Road Cycling Championship, and race on a

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