Study: Garlic won't lower cholesterol
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070227/ap_on_he_me/diet_garlic_cholesterol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070226/i/r3927300966.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=I9hVZAPbE_j.3Ajb1RtV.Q--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A garlic farmer sits with his produce in northern Spain during the Annual Garlic Festival, July 18, 2000. Eating garlic raw or in supplement form does not lower 'bad' cholesterol levels, despite widespread health claims for the pungent plant bulb, researchers said on Monday. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan" border="0" /></a>AP - Garlic doesn't do much for the breath and it stinks for lowering cholesterol. That's the conclusion of the most rigorous, head-to-head study of raw garlic and popular garlic supplements, despite promoters' claims to the contrary.</p><br clear="all"/>