Brenes and colleagues used laboratory experiments to demonstrate that under simulated conditions the healthful phenolic compounds in extra virgin olive oil remain stable in the acidic environment of the stomach for hours. In laboratory cultures, those substances had a strong antibacterial effect against eight strains of H. pylori, including antibiotic-resistant strains.

It seems that extra virgin olive oil may have potentials as a chemoprotective agent for peptic ulcer or gastric cancer, but naturally, this bioactivity still needs to be confirmed in vivo.

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Olive Oil May Prevent H.pylori Infections and Peptic Ulcers