Effect of Raw Garlic vs Commercial Garlic Supplements on Plasma Lipid Concentrations in Adults With Moderate Hypercholesterolemia
Gardner CD, Lawson LD, Block E, Chatterjee LM, Kiazand A, Balise RR, Kraemer HC
Published in Archives of Internal Medicine
Methodology
Randomized controlled trial of raw garlic, powdered supplement, aged garlic extract or placebo, 6 days/week for 6 months, in adults with moderate hypercholesterolemia.
Key Findings
None of the three garlic forms produced statistically or clinically significant effects on LDL cholesterol or other lipid fractions versus placebo.
Conclusions
Garlic in any common form did not lower LDL cholesterol in a well-controlled 6-month trial.
Limitations
Moderate hypercholesterolemia only; results may not extend to blood pressure endpoints.
Supplements Studied
None of the three garlic forms had statistically or clinically significant effects on LDL cholesterol concentrations.
Outcomes Measured
None of the three garlic forms had statistically or clinically significant effects on LDL cholesterol concentrations.
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