Onions Suppress Ovarian Cancer Cell Proliferation

I recently ran across an article written by Marie Ellis on onion compounds that I found interesting. Onions are in general low in calories and high in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They are a pungent vegetable that has been cited for its health benefits that includes lowering the risk of certain cancers and helping with depression. A new study has now found that a compound found in onions has anti-ovarian cancer effects. This particular research comes from Kumamoto University in Japan and has been published in Scientific Reports.

In 2014 a team from the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that epithelial …read more