Allium sativum decreases C-reactive protein concentration

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01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“With regard to endothelial-related circulating biomarkers, we found that hs-CRP significantly decreased after five weeks in the purple garlic group compared to the placebo (between-group difference: −1.3 [−2.5 to −0.0] mg/L; p = 0.049).”

Quoted verbatim from Effect of Encapsulated Purple Garlic Oil on Microvascular Function and the Components of Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study-The ENDOTALLIUM Study.

This finding among the 114 findings on its endpoint

Allium sativum

C-reactive protein concentration

lowers

Effect as reported

−1.3mean difference

CI −2.5 to 0

Who: Adults aged 18 to 65 with at least one metabolic syndrome component, untreated for diabetes, hypertension or dyslipidaemia; single-blind, parallel groups
Dose studied: 4 mg purple garlic oil daily for week 1, then 8 mg daily (one capsule twice daily) for four weeks

Limited evidencePMID 38892688 · 2024

02 · The study

Study: RCT
Duration: 5 weeks

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03 · The paper

Nutrients

Effect of Encapsulated Purple Garlic Oil on Microvascular Function and the Components of Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study-The ENDOTALLIUM Study.

2024PMID 38892688doi 10.3390/nu16111755

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04 · To cite this finding

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