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06/18/2017 / By Russel Davis

Powerful anti-cancer compound in red onions found to “destroy” cancer tumors

A study published in Food Research International revealed that red onions contain powerful antioxidants that effectively kill cancer cells. As part of the study, a team of researchers at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, examined five varieties of onions and tested their anti-cancer compounds against lab-grown colon cancer cells. The health experts found that red onions effectively eliminated colon […]

03/08/2016 / By Tara Paras

Study shows onion extract slows cancer growth as effectively as chemotherapy drugs — without the negative side effects

Researchers have just determined that flavonoids extracted from common onions slow the rate of colon cancer growth in mice just as effectively as chemotherapy. Moreover, while the LDL cholesterol of the mice subjects on chemo went up, the LDL levels of mice on onion extract actually dropped. In this study, researchers fed three groups of […]

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