Garlic and Reduced LDL Cholesterol

• The Therapeutic Effect of Garlic Supplements on the Metabolic Profile of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.

  • 2026-02-12
  • Review
  • Nutrition and metabolic insights 19
  • • Anahita Ebrahimzadeh
    • Mohammad Safargar
    • Milad Rajabzadeh-Dehkordi
    • Faezeh Nematolahi
    • Mahsa Samadani
    • Laya Saeid
    • Abbas Mohtashamian
    • Mohammad Ali Izadi
    • Armin Ebrahimzadeh
    • Ali Reza Safarpour

  • PubMed: 41695233
  • DOI: 10.1177/11786388251413660

  6 Insights on

  • Reduced LDL Cholesterol

  • Low evidence
  • Clinical

  when garlic was combined with oral hypoglycemic agents, a significant reduction in LDL-C was observed (WMD: -8.64; 95% CI: -10.54 to -6.78)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes