Source: Healthy Years
Summary:
Subjects, average age 60, who took a pill containing aged garlic extract and B vitamins had slower progression of atherosclerosis and lower cholesterol after a year than those who took placebo
Total cholesterol averaged 22% lower in garlic group, per presentation at an American Heart Association meeting
Garlic can be taken cooked, raw, or in supplement form
Conclusion: Garlic is recommended for people at risk for heart disease, at about 1 or 2 cloves or equivalent a day
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