Health Tip for Today ~ Onions Pack a Nutritional Punch

Add Onions to Your Daily Diet

Onions are part of the Allium family, a group of spicy, sharp root vegetables that includes garlic, leeks and chives. They’re especially high in organosulfur compounds. These chemicals give onions their strong odor and taste (and make you cry). They also have many health benefits. “People have used onions for medicinal purposes for centuries,” says registered dietitian Gillian Culbertson, RD, LD.

Here’s How Onions Help

1. 1. Onions lower cancer risk.
   2. Onions fend off chronic conditions
   3. Onions protect against heart disease.
   4. Onions strengthen bones
   5. Onions fight bacteria
   6. Onions aid digestion

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