It is the favorite “grandma’s remedy” of doctors to reduce blood sugar and cholesterol.

For years, we have known that Our health depends in part on the good food . For that, Many of our grandmothers’ “home remedies” have proven to be true : Certain conditions and diseases can be improved with natural ingredients.

And while it never replaces medical advice, a healthy diet is always a good companion for optimal health.

In this context, One of the favorite ingredients of doctors, which is also usually the grandmother’s home remedy, is allium sativum better known as garlic , a plant used daily in many foods to give them flavor. But in addition to that, they have excellent nutritional properties.

Study —prepared by Southeast and Xizang Minzu Universities in China— analyzed 29 clinical trials of garlic consumption and found that those who ate it frequently had lower blood sugar levels and significantly fewer “bad” fats.

This becomes relevant in a world where many products offered in stores and supermarkets are ultra-processed foods that lead to diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and even certain types of cancer and cardiovascular damage.

In research published in the scientific journal Nutrients The authors specify that Garlic not only lowers glucose, but keeps it at balanced levels in the long term, in addition to helping to have more “good” cholesterol (HDL) and less “bad” cholesterol (LDL).

All these positive results were observed after analysis people who consumed garlic for three weeks in all its forms: raw, aged extract and powder tablets.

This would be attributed to the bioactive ingredients present in this plant. Additionally, it contains a powerful antioxidant, called alliin, which, in addition to controlling lipids and glucose, also has a positive effect on the gut microbiome.