People with type 2 diabetes who aren’t taking aged garlic extract tend to develop more dangerous plaque in their heart arteries over a year, and this plaque buildup goes up by 57%—which means their...

From: Aged garlic extract reduces low attenuation plaque in coronary arteries of patients with diabetes: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

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People with type 2 diabetes who aren’t taking aged garlic extract tend to develop more dangerous plaque in their heart arteries over a year, and this plaque buildup goes up by 57%—which means their...

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In adults with type 2 diabetes not receiving aged garlic extract, the volume of low-attenuation plaque—a high-risk coronary plaque subtype linked to future myocardial infarction—increases by 57% over a one-year period, indicating its natural progression in this population.

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Study: Aged garlic extract reduces low attenuation plaque in coronary arteries of patients with diabetes: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

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