TITLE:
The effects of consumption of raw garlic on serum lipid level, blood sugar and a number of effective hormones on lipid and sugar metabolism in hyperglycemic and/or hyperlipidemic individuals ——Benefit of raw garlic consumption
AUTHORS:
M Mahmoodi, S.M. Hosseini Zijoud, G.H. Hassanshahi, M.A. Toghroli, M Khaksari, M.R. Hajizadeh, E Mirzajani
KEYWORDS:
Garlic, Serum Lipid Level, Blood Sugar, Hormones, Hyperglycemic, Hyperlipidemic
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Biological Chemistry,
Vol.1 No.2,
August
22,
2011
ABSTRACT: Diabetes mellitus is one of the worldwide largest growing metabolic diseases. In this study the effects of consumption of raw garlic on serum lipid level, blood sugar and a number of effective hormones on lipid and sugar metabolism (thyroid hormones and insulin) in individuals either with high level of blood sugar or lipid were investigated. Eighty five volunteers having following clinical history enrolled in the study: Group 1: having blood sugar more than 126 mg/dl (30 vo-lunteers); Group 2: having cholesterol higher than 245 mg/dl (30 volunteers); Group 3: having blood sugar over 126 mg/dl and cholesterol more than 245 mg/dl (25 volunteers). In group 1, there wasn’t a sig-nificant differences between biochemical factors be-fore and after garlic consumption, whereas, in the second group after 6 weeks of garlic consumption a decline in cholesterol (P