NOVEL USE OF HYDROXYTYROSOL AND OLIVE EXTRACTS/CONCENTRATES CONTAINING IT

摘要

The present invention is directed to the use of (a composition comprising) hydroxytyrosol as life prolonging agent. The composition, to which the present invention is also directed, does essentially not comprise resveratrol and is preferably administered orally to animals. The present invention is further directed to a life prolonging method. "Life prolonging" meaning in the context of the present invention:
reducing the risk to die at a certain age compared to untreated;
increasing the chance to live longer (longevity), i.e. increasing the average life expectancy compared to untreated; and/or
extending the lifetime independent of medical care.