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Olive Oil Consumption, Risk Factors, and Diseases: An Umbrella Review
Shyrlei R O Fraga1, Lilia Zago2, Cintia C Curioni3
1Postgraduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Health, Nutrition Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550-170, Brazil.
Context:
Olive oil is a vegetable oil that provides health benefits, including a reduction in free radicals and total cholesterol and prevention of chronic diseases. The escalating incidence of chronic diseases presents a substantial challenge to public health, prompting numerous studies to assess these health-related effects. Despite several systematic reviews and meta-analyses summarizing the association between olive oil consumption and specific health outcomes, there is no summary of the accumulated evidence from these reviews.
Objective:
This umbrella review summarizes the evidence on olive oil consumption or intervention in adults and its association with multiple risk factors and diseases.
Data Sources:
We retrieved systematic reviews of randomized trials or observational studies on oral interventions or the consumption of olive oil. The systematic search encompassed databases including MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, and CENTRAL from inception to February 6, 2023.
Data Extraction:
Two independent reviewers conducted data extraction and assessed methodological quality using the Joanna Briggs Institute tool.
Data Analysis:
Overall, 17 systematic reviews of randomized trials and observational studies, covering outcomes such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, type 2 diabetes, glucose metabolism, inflammatory and oxidative markers, and all-cause mortality, were included. The evidence suggests a beneficial association between olive oil consumption and cardiovascular diseases, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and all-cause mortality. However, the evidence was less definitive for inflammatory markers, oxidative stress, glucose metabolism, and blood lipid outcomes. Several meta-analyses revealed high heterogeneity and wide confidence intervals, along with a limited number of randomized clinical trials.
Conclusion:
Given the high heterogeneity and low quality of evidence, further studies involving randomized trials are imperative. Prioritizing an in-depth analysis of specific olive oil components and using a control group with distinct characteristics and different effects is strongly recommended.
Systematic Review Registration:
PROSPERO registration no. CRD42022357290.
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