[Mattfish]

Thanks for the article link, Native. This is the kind of stuff - scientific information - that works for me. Although the article concludes not enough information exists to make a link between garlic and either appetite enhancement or health, it explores the subject pretty widely. The author seems bent towards not finding conclusions, and I wonder what other info is out there on this, but FWIW, I would tend to agree - there's only anecdotal evidence that garlic has any effect, and I'd like to see something conclusive. I'm sure if it's been researched and proven, there'd be more info out there.

This is not to say that those who feel it helps shouldn't continue - everyone's got their personally proven methods. What works for one may not work for another, and vice versa.

But I like getting scientific info - biology is a science and proven data is really helpful.