The benefits and effects of eating garlic

Garlic appears on people's tables all year round. It can be used for seasoning or pickling. Some people like to have a few cloves of garlic at every meal. So what are the benefits of eating garlic? What are its functions and effects? If you want to know more, you can follow the editor to have a look.

Benefits of eating garlic

1. Prevent cancer

Cancer prevention is one of the important benefits of eating garlic regularly, because the sulfur compounds contained in garlic can be converted into an enzyme substance after entering the intestine, which can enhance the human body's immunity, reduce the production of lipid peroxidation substances in the human body, increase the activity of human tissue cells, and prevent cell cancer.

2. Delaying aging

If people eat garlic regularly, it can also delay the occurrence of various aging symptoms, because garlic contains some natural vitamin E and vitamin C. These substances are natural antioxidants, and preventing aging is their characteristic. In addition, eating garlic regularly can promote blood circulation in the human body, inhibit the production of active acids in the human body, and slow down the aging of blood vessels and skin.

Efficacy and function

1. Prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular disease is a common disease in humans today, especially after people enter middle age, when the symptoms of "three highs" occur frequently and the incidence of cardiovascular disease will increase significantly. If you can insist on eating some garlic on a regular basis, you can reduce the occurrence of these diseases, because the garlic essential oil contained in garlic can inhibit platelet aggregation and clear the cholesterol accumulated in the blood, which can prevent high blood pressure and high blood lipids, and prevent thrombosis.

2. Sterilization and anti-inflammatory

Garlic is also a common food ingredient that can kill bacteria and reduce inflammation. It contains natural allicin, which has a strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect. After entering the human body, it can react significantly with the cystine of bacteria to form crystalline precipitates, which can effectively reduce the damage of bacteria to the human body and also cause bacterial metabolism disorders, making them unable to reproduce. It has a significant inhibitory and elimination effect on staphylococcal meningitis bacteria, pneumococcal bacteria and typhoid bacteria in the human body.