Read this news on the benefits we can get from onions as well. It may not be good for your breath but it's worth it if it can lower your cholesterol and fight tumors right? Read on:
Apples are worth eating every day, but I did mean onions. We were on a tangent during that talk, and onions happen to lower the risk for stomach cancer, improve breathing, fight bacteria and improve cholesterol. Onions (and garlic) are rich in several sulfur compounds which offer protection against tumor growth, specifically in the stomach and intestines. Folks, that's natural sulfur, which is completely different from sulfa-based drugs, which can spark allergies for some. Moreover, the sulfur compounds in this little pharmacological powerhouse might keep your blood nice and thin and halt the growth of dangerous pathogens including salmonella and E. coli. Peel it and purify yourself.
In Georgia, where Vidalia onions are cultivated, the mortality rate from stomach cancer is about half the average for the United States. Also, the Chinese rank among the largest population of onion lovers, and guess what? Their risk of getting stomach cancer is 40 percent lower than it is for people who shy away from the bulbous beauties.
Onions are extremely rich in fructo-oligosaccharides compounds that feed your friendly flora. Think bifidobacteria, a micro-organism thought to relieve inflammatory bowel conditions and boost immune function. In addition to breaking down certain cancer-causing compounds and reducing the body's absorption of cholesterol, these particular friendly bugs also fight fungus. For all you social types, onions provide relief from gas and flatulence. Obviously, they could give you dragon breath, so pick your stink.
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=361&articleid=20110115_222_D4_bDearP564332
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