For people with type 2 diabetes, taking a specific type of garlic supplement every day for a year may help shrink dangerous fatty buildups in the heart arteries, while those not taking it saw those...

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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For people with type 2 diabetes, taking a specific type of garlic supplement every day for a year may help shrink dangerous fatty buildups in the heart arteries, while those not taking it saw those...

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In adults with type 2 diabetes, daily oral supplementation with 2,400 mg of aged garlic extract for one year is associated with a 29% reduction in low-attenuation plaque volume in coronary arteries, whereas the placebo group experienced a 57% increase, indicating a potential beneficial effect on stabilizing high-risk atherosclerotic plaque components.

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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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