Athletic Performance Can be
Improved With Garlic Supplementation
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Garlic was one of the earliest
“performance enhancing” substances.
It was traditionally used in
ancient cultures to reduce fatigue and enhance the work capacity of labourers.
Most notably, it was administered
to Olympic athletes in ancient Greece .
Rodent studies have shown that
garlic helps with exercise performance, but very few human studies have been
done.
Subjects with heart disease that
took garlic oil for 6 weeks had a reduction in peak heart rate of 12% and improved
their exercise capacity .
However, a study on nine
competitive cyclists found no performance benefits .
Other studies suggest that
exercise-induced fatigue may be reduced with garlic .
Bottom Line: Garlic can improve
physical performance in lab animals and people with heart disease. Benefits in
healthy people are not yet conclusive.
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