5 HEALTH BENEFITS OF ONIONS
Whereas oninons is used to cook all over the world,many people see onions as just another ingredient in the food and are not aware of the numerous health benefits of onions. Either consuming them cooked or raw, onions has a lot to offer than just a mere ingredient in a food.
Here Are 5 Health Benefits of Onions
1) It Is Loaded With Antioxidants
Oninons are excellent source of antioxidants to the body since they contain about 26 varieties of antioxidants which prevents oxidation in the body system. Oxidation is one of the popular reasons for cell damage in the body further leading to illnesses like diabetes and cancer.
2) It Helps Control Blood Sugar level
Due to certain beneficial compounds found in Onions like Sulfur and quercertin, consumption of about 100 grams of onions can serve as an antidiabetic hence interacting with the liver, pancreas, intestine to regulate the overall body blood sugar level.
3) It Helps Boost Bone Density
Regular consumption of onions is often recommended for older and aging individuals because of its ability to boost their bone density and hence prevent osteoporosis. This is because onions is widely beleieved to boost antioxitant levels and reduce oxidative stress.
4) It helps to Boost Digestive Health
Studies have shown that onions are capable of boosting and improving the digestive health which is because they contain a high level of prebiotics and fiber which are broken down by gut bacterias to fuether create other acids like butyrate abd acetate.
5) Store house of nutrients
Onions also offers alot of nutrients which i have not mentioned previously such as vitmins like Vitmin C and B plus other minerals. Onions also contains a good amount of potassium which is vital for kidney function and nerve transmission. for those lacking any of these nutrients, you are adviced to consume more onions.
From the above you can see the numerous health benefits of onions and agree with me that it is quite and interesting fruit and not just a mere ingredient in your food. After reading this post, i believe you will start adding more onions to your diet.
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Very good points has been covered and thanks for sharing such facts.
Hopefully next time people after reading this article will treat onion as a medicine and stay happy.
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Thanking you
Healthy Mind
thanks alot for the comment.i will surely check out those posts.
Upvoted.
The health benefits overweigh the crying when cutting the onions :)
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