Recent meta-analysis of
Data from 11 trials
concluded
The random-
effects relative risk (RR)
estimate for raw and
cooked garlic and
colorectal cancer
was 0.69
and for stomach was 0.53.
Fleischauer, et al. Amer
JClin Nutr 72, 1047, 2000.
Prospective cohort study
with 41,837 women age 55
to 69, examined 127 food
items. “The strongest
association in the present
study was that for garlic
consumption, with an
approximate 50% lesser risk
associated with high
consumption.”
Steinmetz et
Steinmetz et
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