Blood Viscosity: How diet, lifestyle, and supplements may provide benefits.

Examine Database: Blood Viscosity

Intervention	Grade	Evidence	Effect
Garlic	D	Participants: 60	No effect
Cocoa Extract	C	Participants: 65	Small Decrease

Participants: 60

No effect

Participants: 65

Small Decrease

Intervention	Grade	Effect	Detail
Garlic	D
Cocoa Extract	C

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Ginkgo biloba in type 2 diabetes

In this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, supplementation with ginkgo biloba improved blood parameters of vascular health in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Examine Database References

Garlic - Galduróz JC, Antunes HK, Santos RFGender- and age-related variations in blood viscosity in normal volunteers: a study of the effects of extract of Allium sativum and Ginkgo bilobaPhytomedicine.(2007 Aug)
Cocoa Extract - von Känel R, Meister RE, Stutz M, Kummer P, Arpagaus A, Huber S, Ehlert U, Wirtz PHEffects of dark chocolate consumption on the prothrombotic response to acute psychosocial stress in healthy menThromb Haemost.(2014 Dec)