Randomized controlled human trials on the ways in which we may or may not benefit from eating onions?
Onion are is probably a good source of antioxidants, which are interestingly concentrated in the outer layers just under the papery skin. For example, white onions have ten times more antioxidants in the outer layer than in the inner core. Unfortunately, most people discard the most nutrient-rich outer layers, “thus losing a valuable portion of the antioxidant-rich material.” In general, yellow onions have more antioxidants than white onions. Red onion beat both based on three different methods of antioxidant testing, as seen at 0:39 in my video Is onion good for testosterone, osteoporosis, allergies and cancer?
Although red onion are actually a little better, yellow and white onions are no exception, with significant levels of antioxidant activity. We know they are nutritious, but are there any clinical benefits to eating onions? There are all kinds of titles in the medical literature to praise miraculous benefits, but what are these claims based on?
For example, there is a review as if To prove that the level of testosterone in men increases from onions, but there were researchers indicates to a study like one of the effects of onion juice after testicular torsion in rats. Who cares what happens to a rat bone after it is rotated 720 degrees counter-clockwise? (Except the rat, of course.) You don’t know what happens in humans until you test human testes. It was just then discovered that onion extract does not affect testosterone in men.
What about bone health? Apparently older white women who ate onions at least once a day had a total bone density that was 5% higher than women who ate onions no more than once a month. Now, 5% may not sound like much, but this improvement in bone density could mean a greater than 20% reduction in their fracture risk, if indeed it is cause and effect.
Daily administration of onions for four weeks reason a big bump in bone density. This could lead to a safe, effective and cost-effective approach to osteoporosis in – you guessed it – rats. Another rodent study!
Great successes were achieved is made in the treatment of osteoporosis with drugs, but they have the potential for serious side effects, so scientists have turned their attention to natural remedies. In one study, researchers randomized people to drink onion juice or a placebo onion juice for 8 weeks. Improvements were noted for bone health indicators; however, they did not actually follow the participants long enough to compare osteoporosis rates.
Make an onion show off anti-allergic activity or offer any therapeutic effect for the relief of allergic rhinitis? 16 patients were divided into an antihistamine group or a group that received antihistamines and capsules containing dried powder. The shallot group seemed to do better after four weeks, but there was no statistically significant difference in overall symptoms between the two groups. So, another #onion has failed.
About what? test the effect of eating fresh yellow onions to reduce the toxic effects of the chemotherapy drug called doxorubicin in breast cancer patients? Unfortunately, there was no significant benefit found in reducing damage to the liver or heart. But eating fresh yellow onions helps reduce high blood sugar levels and insulin resistance in breast cancer patients undergoing doxorubicin-based chemotherapy. The drug is not only toxic to the liver and heart, but can also contribute to insulin resistance.
So, researchers done A randomized, triple-blind, controlled clinical trial randomized patients to eat one onion per day or one-third of an onion per day for eight weeks. What happened? Blood sugar and insulin resistance were significantly reduced in the higher dose onion group compared to the lower dose group. Levels went up in the lower dose group but went down in the higher dose group as you can see below and at 4:28 in my video.
So make onion your friend. The worst thing that can happen happens— some onion breath and body odor?
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What else can we do for breast cancer? See related posts below.
