Author/Authors :
Dehghani، Sahar نويسنده International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , , Hosseinzadeh Attar، Mohammad Javad نويسنده Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran , , Hosseini، Mostafa نويسنده Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , , Salimzadeh ، Ahmad نويسنده Rheumatology Research Center, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran ,
Abstract :
ABSTRACT:Garlic is known as anherbal, which is one of the traditional treatments of reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Inthe elderly, especially in obese individuals,controlling of blood sugar maybedisruptedbyvarious factors.In this double blind study we have investigated the effect of 12 weeks of garlic supplement on fasting blood sugar in 80 post-menopausal overweight or obese women with knee osteoarthritis that were randomly divided into two groups: Garlic(500 mg twice a day) and placebo(500 mg lactose twice a day).Blood samples were collected at the beginning and after 12 weeks of intervention. Weight, height, waist and hip circumference and food intake were measured at the beginning and the end of the study.At the end of the study, we found significant decrease on fasting blood sugar in garlic group compare with the placebo (98.82±19.35 to 96.11±14.49 mg/dl P= 0.03). Body weight, waist and hip circumferencedid not have significant decrease after the end of the study in garlic group compare with placebo group.
