Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Milk suppresses garlic breath

The Telegraph - Milk takes garlic breath away

Garlic is good for us, but allyl methyl sulfide (AMS) is an indigestible compound that leaves smelly breath and also gets excreted through the skin and sweat. Researchers found that drinking milk (the more fat content in the milk, the better), reduced breath odor by as much as 50%. Results were better when drinking milk with the meal rather than after. The hypothesis is that the fat suppresses the sulphurous odor. Other garlic odor suppressants that milk beat: basil, prunes, eggplant, some mushrooms.

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