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Complementary and Alternative Care: Dietary Supplements
Garlic, Cardiovascular Disease
October 2000
Clinical Focus*
- Whether oral ingestion of garlic (fresh, cooked, or supplements) compared with no garlic, other oral supplements, or drugs lowers lipids, blood pressure, glucose, and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
- Whether garlic increases insulin sensitivity and antithrombotic activity.
- Associations between garlic and precancerous lesions, cancer, or cancer-related morbidity and mortality.
- Types and frequency of adverse effects of oral, topical, and inhaled garlic dust.
- Interactions between garlic and commonly used medications.
*Addressed in the summary or evidence report.
Garlic: Effects on Cardiovascular Risks and Disease, Protective Effects Against Cancer, and Clinical Adverse Effects
Summary (Publication No. 01-E022, October 2000)
Evidence Report (Publication No. 01-E023, October 2000)
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EPC: University of Texas HSC
Topic Nominator: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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