topicGarlic Exercise Recovery Randomized Trial
claimThe ability of an artery to expand and contract in response to blood pressure changes may decrease as a result of arterial stiffness ().
evidence level2
citationRied Karin (2025)
sourceKyolic aged garlic extract improves aerobic fitness in middle‑aged recreational endurance athletes: A randomized double‑blind placebo‑controlled 3 month trial
topicGarlic Exercise Recovery Randomized Trial
claimThis hardening of the blood vessel wall occurs as a result of age-related structural changes, including vascular calcification and the loss of elastin and collagen fibers in the arterial wall and atherosclerosis ().
evidence level2
citationRied Karin (2025)
sourceKyolic aged garlic extract improves aerobic fitness in middle‑aged recreational endurance athletes: A randomized double‑blind placebo‑controlled 3 month trial
topicGarlic Exercise Recovery Randomized Trial
claimThe consequence of this reduced compliance is an increase in PWV, a method used for the assessment of arterial stiffness (,).
evidence level2
citationRied Karin (2025)
sourceKyolic aged garlic extract improves aerobic fitness in middle‑aged recreational endurance athletes: A randomized double‑blind placebo‑controlled 3 month trial
topicGarlic Exercise Recovery Randomized Trial
claim1-5 6 7 8 9 6 10 11 12 13 14 Previous studies have reported that Kyolic aged garlic extract improves cardiovascular function, including peripheral and central blood pressure, central pulse pressure and arterial stiffness, assessed using pulse wave velocity (PWV) in adults with elevated PWV levels ().
evidence level2
citationRied Karin (2025)
sourceKyolic aged garlic extract improves aerobic fitness in middle‑aged recreational endurance athletes: A randomized double‑blind placebo‑controlled 3 month trial
topicGarlic Exercise Recovery Randomized Trial
claimPGC1-α gene expression was up-regulated for both GA and placebo after exercise ( p Conclusion Acute post-exercise garlic supplementation may improve the replenishment of muscle glycogen, but this appears to be unrelated to the gene expression for glucose uptake and mitochondrial biosynthesis in exercised human skeletal muscle.
evidence level4
citationCheng IS (2024)
sourceOral post-exercise garlic extract supplementation enhances glycogen replenishment but does not up-regulate mitochondria biogenesis mRNA expression in human-exercised skeletal muscle.
topicGarlic Exercise Recovery Randomized Trial
claimPurpose Garlic extract (GA) is purported to enhance antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity and glucose regulation in humans.
evidence level4
citationCheng IS (2024)
sourceOral post-exercise garlic extract supplementation enhances glycogen replenishment but does not up-regulate mitochondria biogenesis mRNA expression in human-exercised skeletal muscle.
topicGarlic Exercise Recovery Randomized Trial
claimThe present study investigated the effects of post-exercise GA supplementation on GLUT4 expression, glycogen replenishment, and the transcript factors involved with mitochondrial biosynthesis in exercised human skeletal muscle.
evidence level4
citationCheng IS (2024)
sourceOral post-exercise garlic extract supplementation enhances glycogen replenishment but does not up-regulate mitochondria biogenesis mRNA expression in human-exercised skeletal muscle.