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A 21-year-old male asked:
Is dinced garlic good or bad for our health? i love to eat it alot, top it on my meat. the one i'm eating is dry.
4 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Tanya Russoanswered
Pediatrics 27 years experience
Garlic: Garlic is EXCELLENT for our health! It can help lower blood pressure (acts like an ACE inhibitor), help fight infections, and may help lower cholesterol. Unfortunately, cooking garlic diminishes it's efficacy.
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Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Healthy: Garlic has been advocated as having positive effects on immunity and atherosclerosis. The only side effect would be the garlic breathe. I would recommend it fresh. I cannot even imagine some dishes without a touch of garlic.
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Dr. Lois Copelandanswered
Internal Medicine 55 years experience
Garlic beneficial: Garlic is generally a healthy substance to eat. One does have to watch out for its effect on breath, letting itself be known by odor.
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Dr. Susan Rhoadsanswered
Family Medicine 40 years experience
Better than many: There is some tentative evidence that garlic can be helpful. It is certainly more helpful than salt, sugar, & fat! The only problem may be that the odor it causes in your saliva (breath) & sweat may bother others around you who do not eat garlic. Eat garlic with friends and all is good. Here's what is known about the effects of garlic:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/300.htm
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