18 June 2024 Punjab Khabarnama : Chew on a couple of cloves of garlic every morning and wash them down with warm water to keep your blood sugar levels and cholesterol in check. While traditional medicine has always depended on anti-inflammatory properties of garlic to contain diabetes and heart blockages, this time there’s proof in a mega review of 29 studies that two cloves daily can indeed yield twin benefits.
And since most people with diabetes have a higher risk factor of developing heart disease, the findings could encourage them into smartly incorporating garlic into their diet. Says Dr Mukesh Goel, senior consultant, Cardiothoracic and Heart and Lung Transplant Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi, “The study has found that garlic not only reduced fasting blood glucose level, which is crucial to diabetes management, but also cholesterol levels, which in turn would prevent buildup of plaque in arteries and a heart attack.” Excerpts:
