Garlic and Weight Loss

AnnaBellQ14
AnnaBellQ14 Posts: 109 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been reading up on the health benefits of garlic and found this article. What do you guys think. Can garlic help you lose weight?


http://calorielab.com/news/2010/08/16/raw-garlic-and-drinking-water-for-weight-loss/

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  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    I eat 3g of garlic every day because I love the taste of it in my veggies. In my many years of doing this I haven't lost weight unless I was cutting my calories to do so. I do think it stops me getting colds though.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    no.
  • suziecue20
    suziecue20 Posts: 567 Member
    I like garlic but I'm not going to eat a couple of whole bulbs a day and stink in the vain hope that I might lose weight ;)
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    Noooope. It tastes great, though. Especially with butter. Totally 'danger-zone'. ;)

    I don't think anything other than caloric deficit works for weight loss. If certain foods caused weight loss, no one would have a weight problem.

    MFP is your friend. :)
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    AnnaBellQ14 wrote: »
    I have been reading up on the health benefits of garlic and found this article. What do you guys think. Can garlic help you lose weight?


    http://calorielab.com/news/2010/08/16/raw-garlic-and-drinking-water-for-weight-loss/

    It's a myth. Eat at a calorie deficit and you will lose weight.
  • shrinkingletters
    shrinkingletters Posts: 1,008 Member
    There'd be on epic garlic shortage if there was any validity to that claim.
  • ManiacalLaugh
    ManiacalLaugh Posts: 1,048 Member
    cerise1982 wrote: »

    I don't think anything other than caloric deficit works for weight loss. If certain foods caused weight loss, no one would have a weight problem.

    ...and Italy especially would have a much, much lower percentage of overweight people.

  • Venus_Red
    Venus_Red Posts: 209 Member
    That's a sham article that uses 2 certified links to seemingly justify it, even though the links aren't justifying the article claims whatsoever.

  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Nope, but it tastes awesome, so should be added in as much as possible!
  • dubird
    dubird Posts: 1,849 Member
    No. But garlic and beef are a most winning combo. And more garlic with butter makes awesome breadsticks!
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    At least it keeps vampires away... right?
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    AnnaBellQ14 wrote: »
    I have been reading up on the health benefits of garlic and found this article. What do you guys think. Can garlic help you lose weight?


    I use garlic for most of my mean courses (lunch and dinner). In order to lose body weight, you have to eat at a deficit. That is all.
    Good luck in your healthy journey
  • AnnaBellQ14
    AnnaBellQ14 Posts: 109 Member
    Thanks, it was an interesting read though.
  • dubird
    dubird Posts: 1,849 Member
    BecomingBane wrote: »
    At least it keeps vampires away... right?

    Anything that can prevent the Twilight series from coming near me is OK in my book! XD
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    Umm, no.

    On a related note, Central Market is making a black garlic chocolate cupcake. While they don't go quite so far as to claim magic healing powers for the cupcake, they do go into detail about the 'healing benefits' of long fermented black garlic.

    Perhaps OP should look into it.
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    OP you should be eating at least 50 cloves of garlic daily.

    Srs


  • dhimaan
    dhimaan Posts: 774 Member
    It can help you lose weight but say goodbye to your love life.
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    dhimaan wrote: »
    It can help you lose weight but say goodbye to your love life.

    It doesn't.

    If it did... people wouldn't be obese.

    There'd be a multi-million market based up on garlic.



  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    Garlic is even bad for you weight loss...instead of you running....people are running for you.

    Kidding :)

    For weight loss eat less calories as you burn ( deficit) thats all
    And garlic...well is great we eat it a lot! But i love Herbs and spices so i add a lot of it every day.

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  • Bonny132
    Bonny132 Posts: 3,617 Member
    dubird wrote: »
    BecomingBane wrote: »
    At least it keeps vampires away... right?

    Anything that can prevent the Twilight series from coming near me is OK in my book! XD

    I second the above! Besides garlic tastes great. Love it, eat it every day. If it makes you loose weight, I would not be on here lol
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