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Jun. 27, 2025
Study Links Skipping Breakfast to Poor Diet and Lifestyle Habits in Teens
Researchers found that adolescents who regularly skip breakfast are at higher risk of obesity, depression, poor academic performance and are less likely to follow the Mediterranean diet.
Apr. 23, 2024
Study Reveals Therapeutic Properties of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Polyphenols on Childhood Cancer
Researchers examined oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol for their potential in treating neuroblastoma, a formidable childhood cancer.
Dec. 5, 2023
An Olive Oil-Centered Curriculum in California Seeks to Help an Ailing County
Despite its agricultural mite, Kern County suffers from elevated levels of food insecurity, obesity and diabetes compared to the rest of the state.
Nov. 27, 2023
Med Diet During Pregnancy Improves Infant Neurological Development
Two-year-olds born to mothers who followed the Mediterranean diet or stress reduction during pregnancy exhibited better scores in cognitive and social-emotional domains.
Mar. 14, 2023
Mediterranean Diet and Exercise Improve Working Memory in Young Students
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and physical activity was linked with enhanced working memory in school-age children in a recent study.
Aug. 26, 2022
Olive Center Expands Olive Oil Education to Adolescents and Children
The goal of the program is to teach children how to identify common defects and learn how to cook with olive oil from a young age.
Jul. 13, 2022 News Briefs
Consuming Extra Virgin Olive Oil Results in More Polyphenols in Breast Milk, Study Finds
May. 9, 2022 Health
Childhood Obesity on the Rise in Spain as Adherence to Med Diet Falls
Feb. 10, 2022 Health
Mediterranean Diet Might Mitigate ADHD in Children, Study Suggests
Sep. 29, 2021 Health
Mediterranean Diet Linked With Long-Term Health Benefits for Teenagers
May. 31, 2018
Med Diet Loses Ground Where it Started
New research suggests that an 'American-style' diet is moving in, and it may be here to stay.
Nov. 1, 2017
On Olive Oil and Life in a Room Full of Kids
Olive Oil Times writer and EVOO expert Ylenia Granitto goes back to school.
Feb. 13, 2017
Restaurant Kids' Menus Still Not Healthy
A study conducted by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found lots of calories, saturated fat, sodium, and sugar in menu offerings for children, despite restaurant owners' pledges to improve the nutritional quality of kids' menus.
Dec. 8, 2016
Tradition Breeds Better Nutrition in Italian Children
To improve the eating habits of Italian kids, sommelier Nicola Di Noia offers seminars for children on the secrets of extra virgin olive oil.
Mar. 2, 2016
Schoolchildren Celebrate 'Andalusia Day' with Traditional Breakfast of Toast and Olive Oil
In celebration of Andalucía Day, the region distributes thousands of bottles of olive oil to schools, encouraging children to eat one of Spain’s most traditional breakfast dishes, toast with olive oil.
Nov. 16, 2015
Schools in Jaén Celebrate 'Olive Oil Week'
Schools across Jaén were united to celebrate Olive Oil Week, part of the second annual Fiesta del Primer Aceite de la Cosecha, which officially kicks off the harvest season.
Jan. 29, 2015
Mediterranean Diet Protective Against Obesity in Children
A recent study in eight European countries has shown that children who consume a Mediterranean diet were less likely to be overweight.