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<pre>Dear Friends:

Here is another interesting piece on the potential health benefits of olive
oil. I hope you enjoy it.

Best regards,

Constantine

ITHACA, N.Y., Aug. 25, 2000/ -- A long-term health study has shown that
Vitamin E and Vitamin C supplements have a "significant protective effect"
against memory problems and loss of mental alertness, according to a Cornell
University medical publication.

The university's "Food and Fitness Advisor," published by Cornell's Weill
Medical College and its Center for Women's Healthcare, cited the recent
study on Vitamin E and Vitamin C supplements as providing a key way to
protect memory.

The study, published in the journal Neurology, found that the two vitamin
supplements protect against "vascular dementia," or loss of cognitive
function due to atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries.

"What's more," the Cornell publication reported, "among the study
participants without dementia, those who took vitamin C or E performed
significantly better on cognitive tests than did participants who did not
take the supplements."

The health newsletter listed antioxidant protection as one of the l0 best
ways to protect memory. "Antioxidant nutrients such as Vitamins C and E help
protect brain cells from free radicals, the toxic byproducts of oxidation,"
it said.

Other research, in its early stages, has suggested that Vitamin E may "slow
progression of functional decline in patients with moderately advanced
Alzheimer's disease," the health letter reported,

Among the "l0 ways to protect your memory," the Cornell publication cited in
addition to antioxidant Vitamin E and Vitamin C supplements, a low-fat diet,
physical activity, ongoing mental stimulation, stress reduction, B vitamins,
fish and olive oil, ginkgo biloba, estrogen, and "good relationships."


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<pre>Dear Friends:

Another piece of interesting news this time coming from the Daily "El Mundo"
in Spain.

The way I read the news they are two interesting parts. One is that of the
aid program and amount. The second is that part of the aid is for the first
time directed to improving olive oil quality for our Spanish producers.

I hope you enjoy this.

Best regards,

Constantine Alexander

EL MUNDO (SPAIN): RECORD AID FOR SPANISH OLIVE OIL (AYUDA RECORD PARA EL
OLIVAR)

The EU Olive Oil Management Committee has set at Pta189 per kilo the aid
which Spanish farmers will receive the 1998/99 season, when production
totalled 899,991 tons. The sector will receive a record Pta170.335bn in aid.

Under the previous system, according to official sources, farmers would have
received Pta29bn less, with aid per kilo calculated at Pta161.87. Of the aid
figure set, 1.4 per cent will be used to finance a quality improvement
programme, with farmers receiving Pta186 per kilo net.


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