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Allium sativumFinding

Allium sativum decreases total cholesterol (TC)

lowersVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Overall, garlic was superior to placebo in reducing serum total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) levels.”

Quoted verbatim from A meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials for the effects of garlic on serum lipid profiles.

This finding among the 116 findings on its endpoint

Allium sativum

Total cholesterol (TC)

lowers

Who: Adults in 26 randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials
Dose studied: not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 22234974 · 2012

02 · The study

Study: meta-analysis
Duration: not reported

Evidence, by strength

strong
moderate
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very limitedthis finding
insufficient

03 · The paper

Journal of the science of food and agriculture

A meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials for the effects of garlic on serum lipid profiles.

2012PMID 22234974doi 10.1002/jsfa.5557

What else it reported2 findings · 0 compounds · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71H9P0PED7GFSPZEH4CBYP3