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Garlic and health
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Garlic and health
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis.
2001 Aug.
Abstract
Garlic is a worldwide cultivated crop species which is well-known for its health beneficial effects. In this paper an overview is given on a number of important plant and health aspects of garlic. Furthermore an outline is presented of a European initiative which is aimed at the development of high quality garlic and the identification of biomarkers in atherosclerosis and cancer in humans for disease prevention.
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