Virgin olive oil and health: summary of the III international conference on virgin olive oil and health consensus report, JAEN (Spain) 2018

The Mediterranean diet is considered as the foremost dietary regimen and its adoption is associated with the prevention of degenerative diseases and an extended longevity. The preeminent features of the Mediterranean diet have been agreed upon and the consumption of olive oil stands out as the most peculiar one. Indeed, the use of olive oil as the nearly exclusive dietary fat is what mostly characterizes the Mediterranean area. Plenty of epidemiological studies have correlated that the consumption of olive oil was associated with better overall health. Indeed, extra virgin olive oil contains (poly)phenolic compounds that are being actively investigated for their purported biological and pharma-nutritional properties. On 18 and 19 May 2018, several experts convened in Jaen (Spain) to discuss the most recent research on the benefits of olive oil and its components. We reported a summary of that meeting (reviewing several topics related to olive oil, not limited to health) and concluded that substantial evidence is accruing to support the widespread opinion that extra virgin olive oil should, indeed, be the fat of choice when it comes to human health and sustainable agronomy

Hallazgos en imágenes del hematoma intramural intestinal espontáneo

Los hematomas intramurales intestinales espontáneos son una causa altamente infrecuente del dolor abdominal agudo, pero es un diagnóstico probable en pacientes anticoagulados o con enfermedad hematológica de base. Si bien el tiempo medio de presentación desde el inicio de la anticoagulación es de 24,4 meses, puede llegar a aparecer tan solo 10 días después de la instauración del tratamiento. Sus hallazgos clínicos son muy inespecíficos (p. ej. dolor abdominal y náuseas), y aunque no siempre, es común que sean similares a los de un cuadro de obstrucción intestinal, pudiendo provocar fácilmente errores diagnósticos. El tratamiento del hematoma intramural espontáneo es conservador en la mayoría de los casos y, por ello, un diagnóstico equivocado puede conducir a intervenciones quirúrgicas innecesarias. En este punto, la ecografía y fundamentalmente la tomografía computada (TC) desarrollan un papel crucial en la caracterización de esta patología y su diagnóstico correcto y precoz. Describimos la semiología en imágenes de 5 pacientes con clínica abdominal aguda y diagnóstico final de hematoma intramural espontáneo, y también revisamos la literatura sobre el tema. Los principales signos radiológicos fueron el engrosamiento de la pared intestinal, la hiperdensidad intramural en la TC sin contraste intravenoso y la presencia de hemoperitoneo

Virgin olive oil and health: summary of the III international conference on virgin olive oil and health consensus report, JAEN (Spain) 2018

The Mediterranean diet is considered as the foremost dietary regimen and its adoption is associated with the prevention of degenerative diseases and an extended longevity. The preeminent features of the Mediterranean diet have been agreed upon and the consumption of olive oil stands out as the most peculiar one. Indeed, the use of olive oil as the nearly exclusive dietary fat is what mostly characterizes the Mediterranean area. Plenty of epidemiological studies have correlated that the consumption of olive oil was associated with better overall health. Indeed, extra virgin olive oil contains (poly)phenolic compounds that are being actively investigated for their purported biological and pharma-nutritional properties. On 18 and 19 May 2018, several experts convened in Jaen (Spain) to discuss the most recent research on the benefits of olive oil and its components. We reported a summary of that meeting (reviewing several topics related to olive oil, not limited to health) and concluded that substantial evidence is accruing to support the widespread opinion that extra virgin olive oil should, indeed, be the fat of choice when it comes to human health and sustainable agronomy