Eat like a Sicilian - goodnews - garlic found to prolong life of skin cells - Brief Article

Better Nutrition, Sept, 2003

Did you know garlic could help prolong the youthfulness of your skin? When skin cells were grown in a culture dish in a 1996 study in Denmark, some were then treated with garlic.

The garlic-treated cells had seven times the lifespan of cells grown in a standard culture. They also tended to look healthier and more youthful than untreated cells. And garlic extract dramatically inhibited the growth of cancerous skin cells.

Now, we're not saying you should concoct a garlic facial cream. But adding a few cloves of garlic to your daily diet--or taking a garlic supplement--couldn't hurt.