Article: US Researchers Find Garlic Beneficial For Your Health

Go garlic! Those who suffer from high blood pressure might be encouraged by the findings of a research on that "dreadfully smelly" herb/vegetable: garlic. In the article: US Researchers Find Garlic Beneficial For Your Health, author John Wolper presents the findings of the study. He explains that according to the research, garlic has a chemical compound named allicin which allows red blood cells to release hydrogen sulfide in the body, thus relaxing blood vessels and allowing oxygen to reach the brain and other organs in the body, and reducing blood pressure.

Wolper establishes social significance several times throughout his article. He addresses the "Who Cares?" question with strong supporting arguments in his first paragraph, letting readers know that not just any scientists consider garlic important: "A US study conducted by a team of biologists from the University of Alabama in Birmingham shows that garlic causes red blood cells to release hydrogen sulfide in the body that relaxes blood vessels."
He does the same thing in the last paragraph by letting readers know (as an afterthought) that this study isn't a scam to make consumers buy more garlic: The research and its conclusions were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Wolper also answers the "So What?" question by reminding the audience: "It is known that hypertension – high blood pressure – is a major risk factor for heart disease." Therefore the study he presents is worth reading if hypertension or heart disease is of concern to many people, and possibly of concern to the audience as well.

He mentions that the health benefits of garlic were "known for centuries" but that this research is relevant to today's society because it may be used against such problems as heart disease and cancer: The beneficial properties of garlic are known for centuries, but this research may lead to a standardized garlic diet that may have healing results for cardiovascular diseases and even cancer.

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