Assertion: olive oil | /r/ObjectUse | used as placebo
Facets:
value: in trials of omega-3 supplementation
type: TEMPORAL
value: after coronary surgery.16
type: TEMPORAL
value: in many trials
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Olive oil has been used as a placebo in many trials studying oils.
text: Interest in the potential of olive oil to reduce cardiovascular disease has derived from epidemiological studies correlating consumption of Mediterranean diets rich in olive oil with positive health outcomes, as well as the PREDIMED 5-year Mediterranean diet intervention study.6, 15 Few clinical studies exist with sound methodology using nonsurrogate markers of cardiovascular outcomes; additionally, olive oil has been used as placebo in trials of omega-3 supplementation after coronary surgery.16, 17