Garlic lowers cholesterol levels, which may lower the risk of heart disease

Garlic is one of the most popular natural cholesterol-lowering supplements on the market. Garlic has been shown to decrease cholesterol levels in both animals and people in research investigations. Approximately one-half gram or one gram of garlic was consumed daily in most of the trials that showed cholesterol-lowering results

Garlic has the ability to lower both total and LDL (bad) cholesterol. Garlic supplements appear to lower total and LDL cholesterol by 10–15% in those with high cholesterol. When it comes to LDL (bad) and HDL (good) cholesterol, garlic appears to reduce LDL but has no consistent effect on HDL. So the more garlic you take, the lower your cholesterol will drop. But the cholesterol-lowering effect of garlic appeared to be only temporary in the few research that looked at the long-term effects of cholesterol.