Onions: Anti-Cancer, Anti-Diabetes, Anti-Heart Disease
March 7, 2007 by ruth
Filed under Food & Nutrition
We already know that onions contain quercetin, an anti-oxidant that has been demonstrated to help combat colon cancer, as well as cancers of the esophagus, mouth and throat, colon, breast, ovary, prostate and kidney. And it doesn’t stop there. I came across another article showing that, although they can bring you to tears, the many other medical reasons you should eat more onions.
Onions are a terrific source of the mineral chromium, essential to glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity. Onions, with 20 percent of your daily chromium requirement in one cup, are a valuable ally in the fight against diabetes and heart disease.
This is important to know because onions are fairly high in carbohydrates as vegetables go. I have heard from readers who find that eating a dish rich in onions will cause a rise in their blood sugar, but clinical studies show that over time, onions lower blood glucose levels.
Looking for recipes to incorporate more onions into your diet? Try these resources:
- Cooking with Onions from the National Onion Association
- 3,865 Onions Recipes from Recipe Zaar
- Onion Recipes from Love To Know
Have fun, and let me know which ones are good!
if onion contains carbohydrate ,should person with diabetes eat it or not