Garlic Review
Garlic has been used for thousands and thousands of years ((Just because something has been used for thousands of years doesn’t necessarily mean it works. The ancients believed the sun revolved around the earth, that the earth was flat, and that “bleeding” someone would rid them of a fever. They’ve been wrong before.)) in many different cultures for medicinal purposes. Claims stretch from aiding the prevention of heart disease to lowering blood pressure.
Studies relating to the medicinal benefits (or lack thereof) of garlic:
- These three studies all showed that supplementation with garlic extract “reduced [the] accumulation of cholesterol on vascular walls of animals.”
- However, these two studies found that “consumption of garlic, in any form, did not reduce cholesterol levels in patients with moderately high baseline levels.”
Given that there are literally decades of research backing garlic’s ability to lower cholesterol levels and that there are two studies now contradicting all of that research, the skeptic would probably side with all of the other research — or at least ask for more research to be done.
With diet pills, we care about weight loss and in that regard, garlic does help regulate blood sugar levels, which can aid in weight loss.
Is garlic the magic bullet when it comes to weight loss? Definitely not. But I see no reason why it can’t be a nice complement to a diet pill formulation.