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A clove a day keeps cancer at bay


A clove a day keeps cancer at bay
New research indicates that eating as little as half a clove of raw garlic a day may help to prevent bowel cancer. Scientists found that a substance in garlic called Diallyl disulfide" is effective in guarding against bowel cancer. To receive this benefit from cooked garlic, you'd need to eat nine times as much.
29 MAY 1999, P. 21
New Scientist
29 MAY 1999, P. 21

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