Dr K K Answers: Can garlic lower cholesterol?

In ayurveda Garlic has been advocated as a method to lower serum cholesterol concentrations.

However a large randomized trial compared three different garlic preparations (raw, powdered, and aged garlic extracts, dose one 4 gram clove) and placebo in 192 adults with LDL bad cholesterol 130-190 mg/dL.

Patients were treated six days per week for six months, and none of the preparations of garlic had a significant effect on LDL-C or other lipid levels

Reference
Arch Intern Med 2007; 167:346