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Does Garlic help with heart & lipids?

Possibly — but there are few reports. 95% of 19 people who reported on Garlic for heart & lipids say it improved. 5% noticed no change and 0% say it got worse.

Heart & lipids: what users report
95%better19 reports · few reports
18 better1 no change0 worse

What people say about Garlic and heart & lipids

“My multi contains garlic, vitamin D3, and ashawagandha, so it lowers my BP, gets my vit D levels back to normal, and helps mitigate stress.”
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“Coq10 and garlic did wonders for my blood pressure. Couple years back...Started taking garlic...6 weeks down the line...textbook perfect bp...I'm 100% convinced it was the garlic.”
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“I also take fish oil, vit d, garlic tablets, and l-arginine too. All good for circulation.”
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What the research says

AResearch: Strong142 meta-analyses · 194 trials on PubMed
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr · 2023
Garlic: A systematic review of the effects on cardiovascular diseases

Conclusion: It also can increase the levels of HDL-c and can improve cardiovascular parameters such as coronary artery calcium, microcirculation, epicardial and periaortic adipose tissue, post occlusive reactive hyperemia, low attenuation plaque, carotid intima-media thickness; and carotid intima-media thickness. Due to these reasons, garlic can be considered in the prevention and treatment of CVD risk factors.

Side effects people mention

nausea 1headache 1garlic smell 1constipation 1dry skin 1

What else is Garlic used for?

Based on few reports — treat as anecdotal. Information only — not medical advice. How we count

Does Garlic help with heart & lipids? 95% of 19 users say yes — PlainPill