RT Journal Article T1 The NUTRAOLEOUM Study, a randomized controlled trial, for achieving nutritional added value for olive oils. A1 Biel, Sara A1 Mesa, Maria-Dolores A1 de la Torre, Rafael A1 Espejo, Juan-Antonio A1 Fernández-Navarro, Jose-Ramón A1 Fitó, Montserrat A1 Sánchez-Rodriguez, Estefanía A1 Rosa, Carmen A1 Marchal, Rosa A1 Alche, Juan de Dios A1 Expósito, Manuela A1 Brenes, Manuel A1 Gandul, Beatriz A1 Calleja, Miguel Angel A1 Covas, María-Isabel K1 Functional olive oil K1 Maslinic acid K1 Oleanolic acid K1 Olive oil K1 Olive oil polyphenols K1 Virgin olive oil AB Virgin olive oil, a recognized healthy food, cannot be consumed in great quantities. We aim to assess in humans whether an optimized virgin olive oil with high phenolic content (OVOO, 429 mg/Kg) and a functional one (FOO), both rich in phenolic compounds (429 mg/Kg) and triterpenic acids (389 mg/kg), could provide health benefits additional to those supplied a by a standard virgin olive oil (VOO). A randomized, double-blind, crossover, controlled study will be conducted. Healthy volunteers (aged 20 to 50) will be randomized into one of three groups of daily raw olive oil consumption: VOO, OVOO, and FOO (30 mL/d). Olive oils will be administered over 3-week periods preceded by 2-week washout ones. The main outcomes will be markers of lipid and DNA oxidation, inflammation, and vascular damage. A bioavailability and dose-response study will be nested within this sustained- consumption one. It will be made up of 18 volunteers and be performed at two stages after a single dose of each olive oil. Endothelial function and nitric oxide will be assessed at baseline and at 4 h and 6 h after olive oil single dose ingestion. For the first time the NUTRAOLEUM Study will provide first level evidence on the health benefits in vivo in humans of olive oil triterpenes (oleanolic and maslinic acid) in addition to their bioavailability and disposition. The Trial has been registered in ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02520739 . YR 2016 FD 2016-10-22 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10555 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10555 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 10, 2025