Onions may provide potential health benefits. These may include reducing the risk of several types of cancer, improving mood, and maintaining skin and hair health.
Researchers have examined allium vegetables extensively in relation to cancer, especially stomach and colorectal cancers.
A 2019 study in the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology compared 833 people. With colorectal cancer with 833 people who did not have the disease.UFABET
The researchers found that the risk of colorectal cancer was 79% lower in those who regularly consumed allium vegetables, such as onions.
Experts do not fully understand the exact mechanism by which some compounds in onions inhibit cancer. Some hypothesize that onions inhibit tumor growth and cell mutation.
One cup of chopped onions also provides at least 13.11%of an adult’s recommended daily intake of vitamin C. As an antioxidant, this vitamin helps counter the formation of free radical compounds that have links to cancer.
One review from 2015 found a general relationship between an increased consumption of allium vegetables and a reduced risk of cancer. Especially cancers of the stomach and gastrointestinal tract.
The authors note that there are compounds called organosulfurs in onions. Some of which suppressed aspects of tumor growth. However, they conclude that not all organosulfurs have antioxidant properties.
Further research is necessary to confirm which compounds in onion have protective effects against cancer.
The review also highlighted gaps in the research to date. The authors suggested that onions and other allium vegetables do not prevent cancer in isolation but work in tandem with other lifestyle factors to reduce the risk.
They also advised that while research has revealed some associations between allium vegetable consumption and reduced cancer risk, the amount that a person needs to consume to get the maximum benefit is not yet clear.