In people with high cholesterol garlic lowering effects extend to a range of anywhere between 10 to 20 percent. A growing number of studies have shown positively that garlic can lower cholesterol.
In a large study of 220 patients, the garlic group took 800 milligrams of a powdered garlic for four months. This group experienced a 12 percent drop in cholesterol and a 17 percent drop in triglycerides. The placebo group had little change.
Modern medical science suggests one reason garlic might reduce cholesterol: garlic is a proven anti-oxidant. This property might help to prevent LDLs from being oxidised. In this way the cholesterol build-up that clogs the arteries could perhaps be reduced by garlic.
