date:Aug 15, 2013
ucted between 2003 and2010, which aimed to examine the association between raw garlic consumption and the risk of lung cancer.
For the study, 1,424 lung cancer cases and 4,543 healthy controls completed a standard questionnaireand were face-to-face interviewed for their consumption of garlic and health.
The researchers found after adjustment for potential confounders, increasing raw garlic consumption by2-fold or more was inversely associated with 44% reduced risk of lung cancer. The associati