Fraudulent Garlic Studies from Dr. James Dukes

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Garlic Studies Flawed!

JoAnn Guest

Sep 30, 2002 15:21 PDT

 

 

According to Dr. James Duke in his book

Dr. Dukes " Essential Herbs " ,

" garlic contains at least five biologically active compounds that

have

been shown to help lower blood pressure,

more than a dozen that lower cholesterol

and about a dozen that help reduce the risk

of stroke and blood clots. "

 

Researchers feel that garlic lowers cholesterol

by decreasing fat absorption.

Unfortunately, this ancient herb was given bad press in 1998 by "

The

Journal of the American Medical Association " (JAMA). The article

stated

that " garlic did not lower cholesterol. "

 

Information from the article,

which was repeated in major newspapers

and on television, served to confuse the public

even further about what garlic could or could not do for their

heart.

But after closer examination of the article,

it was discovered that the study used a garlic product

called " Tegra " ,

which is a pill that

contains concentrated garlic oil.

 

According to Dr. Dukes,

" The fault of the research was that Tegra doesn't

contain the major cholesterol-lowering compounds

of garlic. It's prepared from the steam-distilled

oil of garlic in which the allicin is converted

into various oil-soluble compounds…it was not a study

of garlic…it was a study of Tegra. "

 

Defining the Perfect Dose

 

As Dr. Dukes sums it up,

" A clove of garlic a day keeps the

hypocholesterolemic hucksters away. "

 

Well said!!

 

JoAnn Guest

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