Tag: Garlic
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Garlic increases flavor and decreases weight. A win-win!
A meta-analysis by Fu et al. in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies showed a correlation between garlic and a decrease in BMI, waist circumference, cholesterol, glucose, and diastolic blood pressure. Other studies have found correlations between weight reduction and garlic in mice. Lee et al. in The Journal of Nutrition postulate that multiple mechanisms, such… Read more
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Weight Loss “Hacks”: What does the research say?
I recently read Dr. Michael Greger’s book How Not to Diet. I thoroughly enjoyed it but wondered which interventions are the most powerful. So, I did a bit of my own digging. Based on the current medical literature, it appears that the effects on weight loss can be ranked as follows: 1. Green tea: Green… Read more