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1. Which of the following compounds in garlic is the least 6. In rats with induced ischemia, Colín-González and
bioavailable? colleagues found that AGE did which of the following?
a. Diallyl sulfide a. Decreased inflammatory markers by 50%
b. Diallyl trisulfide b. Increased inflammatory markers by 50%
c. Allicin c. Decreased inflammatory markers by 75%
d. S-allyl-cysteines d. Increased inflammatory markers by 75%

2. Aged garlic extract (AGE) can lower blood pressure due 7. What type of garlic preparation appears to be the most
to which of the following mechanisms of action? effective, safe, and bioavailable?
a. It acts as an antioxidant. a. Garlic oil
b. It lowers heart rate. b. Garlic powder
c. It increases blood flow. c. Raw garlic
d. It heals damaged arteries. d. AGE

3. Which of the following two lipid measurements have 8. When examining the effect of different garlic prepa-
been shown to improve after treatment with garlic rations on gastrointestinal mucosa in dogs, what type of
preparations? preparation did Hoshino and colleagues find to cause
erosion and severe damage?
a. HDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol
b. Triglycerides and total cholesterol a. Raw garlic
c. Total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol b. Garlic essence
d. Total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol c. Garlic oil
d. Dehydrated raw garlic powder

4. What is the suspected mechanism by which garlic
supplements lower blood sugar? 9. In their epidemiologic study, Jin and colleagues found
that those who ate raw garlic two or more times per week
a. Increasing insulin secretion
b. Decreasing glucose production by the liver had a 44% lower risk of developing which of the following
c. Contributing to weight loss conditions?
d. Decreasing appetite a. Breast cancer
b. Lung cancer
c. Prostate cancer
5. According to research, AGE, garlic oil, and raw garlic all d. Skin cancer
may protect against the development of which disease?
a. Diabetes
b. Cancer 10. In one of their clinical trials, Ried and colleagues found
c. COPD that 480 mg AGE per day for 12 weeks led to a significant
d. Cystic fibrosis reduction in what measurement related to heart health?
a. Systolic blood pressure
b. Diastolic blood pressure
c. HDL cholesterol
d. LDL cholesterol

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