A review on the effects of Allium sativum (Garlic) in metabolic syndrome

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1147-1157

  Hosseini, A ^a   Hosseinzadeh, H ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Dyslipidemia; Garlic; Hypertension; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LIPID; ALLICIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; SULFINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; GARLIC; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; GARLIC; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; SULFINIC ACIDS;

EID: 84944062916     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40618-015-0313-8     Document Type: Review

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