Onions Prevent Heart Disease

Recently a study says garlic can reduce heart disease. Research conducted by the Institute of Food Research team has found an important compound in onions that can increase the body's antibodies. The compound is quercetin. These substances can also be found in tea leaves, apples, and red wine.

As reported by the BBC, Sunday (04/11/2007), Atherosclerosis studies have found compounds that produce the effects of quercetin on the body. Onions were helping to prevent chronic inflammation caused by narrowing of the arteries.

The study was led by Dr Paul Kroon of the Institute of Food Research. In these studies show that quercetin is an important compound that speeds metabolism of intestine and liver. And the compounds were not found in the blood.

"We have tested the substance and put it into blood. As a result, the substance is very influential on the health of the arteries," said Dr Paul Kroon.

Research has proven that people who rarely eat garlic will be more likely to have a heart attack than those taking 100 to 200 grams per day.

This finding was also supported by Bridget Aisbitt, a nutrition scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation.

"In Britain we only consume an average of two servings of fruits and vegetables every day. And this research is very important for us to consume more than five times each day to maintain our health," says Aisbitt.