Garlic reduces plasma lipids by inhibiting hepatic cholesterol and triacylglycerol synthesis
Garlic reduces plasma lipids by inhibiting hepatic cholesterol and triacylglycerol synthesis
Y. Yeh,S. Yeh
1994 · DOI: 10.1007/BF02536728
Lipids · 175 Citations
TLDR
The results suggest that the hypocholesterolemic effect of garlic stems, in part, from decreased hepatic cholesterogenesis, whereas the triacylglycerol-lowering effect appears to be due to inhibition of fatty acid synthesis.