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Article: Glorious garlic.(QUICK BITES)
- Article from:
- Food & Fitness Advisor
- Article date:
- September 1, 2006
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Garlic may be called "the stinking rose," but its potential health benefits may be sweet. Clinical studies have shown garlic can lower cholesterol and may be a potent disease fighter in all its forms: raw, cooked, or as a supplement. New research is just beginning to explore garlic's protective effects on brain cells, with the potential for reducing the risk for Alzheimer's and dementia, as well as elevated blood sugar and sickle cell anemia. But if you opt for garlic capsules, be forewarned: Not all supplements contain what they say. Here's what you should know about "the stinking rose."
Keeping cholesterol in check
Hundreds of studies have looked at ...