Who should avoid excessive garlic consumption? It's not just about the smell, but also about the real health consequences. Professor and therapist Oksana Drapkina warned about the possible harm of garlic.
Many people love garlic — they add it to hot soups, enjoy crunchy fresh cloves, use it in aromatic sauces, and spread it on black bread, reports Doctorpiter.
However, this is not always beneficial. Even for healthy individuals, fresh garlic can be dangerous. Why does this happen? How to properly consume the "sharp gold" without harming your health was explained by the professor.
Practice moderation
During cold seasons and COVID-19 outbreaks, many people start consuming garlic actively as an antiviral remedy, believing that it destroys all viruses. However, this can be a dangerous mistake. This spicy vegetable is not as harmless as it seems.
“The recommended daily intake of garlic is 1-2 cloves,” warns Professor Oksana Drapkina. “The thing is, it actively stimulates the digestive system, so it should not be consumed with chronic gastrointestinal diseases such as stomach ulcers, chronic pancreatitis, and gastritis.”
Garlic can harm even a completely healthy person, especially if eaten on an empty stomach.
“Garlic can cause heartburn, bloating, and diarrhea,” notes the therapist. “The substances contained in garlic significantly thin the blood. Therefore, it should not be consumed before surgeries, and also by people with poor blood clotting.”
Recently, black garlic has become very popular: it is less pungent in taste and smell than regular garlic. However, its properties are not different from those of regular garlic.
“Black garlic becomes so as a result of fermentation,” explains the doctor. “But one should not expect any miraculous effects from it that marketers attribute to it.”
