Does anyone know the health properties of onions?!
Does anyone know the health properties of onions?
Are there any benefits at all?
Answers:
YES- but too many might give you flatulence
About Onions: Onion Nutrition
Onions are low in calories yet add abundant flavor to a wide variety of foods. With only 30 calories per serving, onions are sodium, fat, and cholesterol free, and provide dietary fiber, vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, and other key nutrients.
Higher intakes of fruits and vegetables have been associated with a variety of health benefits. Research shows that onions may help guard against many chronic diseases. That's probably because onions contain generous amounts of a flavonoid called quercetin. Other sources are tea and apples, but research shows that absorption of quercetin from onions is twice that from tea and more than three times that from apples. Studies have shown that quercetin protects against cataracts, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
In addition, onions contain a variety of other naturally occurring chemicals known as organosulfur compounds that have been linked to lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Source(s):
http://www.onions-usa.org/about/nutritio...
They are supposedly good for your heart and blood.
Theres LOADS
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Increased Tear Production
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Increased Resiliance to Vampires!!
Wait ....... oh no ....... thats garlic
Yellow onions are said to be more nutritious than white onions; they are usually cheaper too.
"Onion′s medicinal power has been admired for centuries. Its curative
properties come from the enzyme allinase, which also causes tears when
cutting an onion. Onions are good for reducing cholesterol and
preventing blood clots, as well as helping treat bronchitis, asthma,
rheumatism, gout and for lowering blood sugar because of its powerful
antibacterial and diuretic powers. Eating just 1/2 a raw onion daily
raised HDLs (good cholesterol lipoproteins) by 30 percent in a recent
study - but reseachers say raw or cooked onions are both good for
you."
Lower blood pressure
Help keep colds at bay
high in Vitamin C
They are good for your blood and circulation.
It is full of iron and roughage also very cool for the body except that it gives a bad odour!
These are the properties of onions...healthy or what?
Composition of the Onion
High in dietary fibre
Low in calories - 23cal/100g
Sugar - 5.2g/100g
Starch - nil
Fat Content - nil
Cholesterol - nil
Protein - 1.2g/100g
Carbohydrate - 7.9g/100g
Essential mineral: potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, folic acid, selenium and zinc
Vitamin B and high in Vitamin C
I am not sure they are healthy at all!
Flatulence...
Bad breath...
The ability to make me cry...
But how lovely fried and in a roll with a sausage..!
Onions for Chronic Health Prevention
This low-calorie vegetable is packed full of vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, folic acid, and many other nutrients, not to mention add flavor to our favorite dishes. Now researchers have found that onions may help prevent chronic diseases.
Onions contain a large amount of quercetin - twice as much as in tea and three times as much as in apples. Quercetin is a flavonoid, which is a type of antioxidant. Antioxidants delay or slow cell and tissue damage by catching free radicals. Studies have shown that quercetin can help to prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease, and cataracts because of these antioxidant properties.
Studies have also shown other health benefits of onions, such as lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, and reducing blood clots. Quercetin prohibits LDL cholesterol from becoming oxidized. Oxidized LDL carries the cholesterol to the artery walls where it can build up and cause heart attacks or strokes. Quercetin lowers blood pressure and reduces blood clots by prohibiting platelets within the blood to clump together.