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An onion a day 'could beat heart problems'Date: 05/11/2007 11:32:18
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Eating onions could help to reduce a person's risk of heart disease, a new study has found.
Researchers at the Institute of Food Research found that quercetin, a flavonoid found in foods including onions, tea, apples and red wine, could help to prevent the thickening of the arteries linked with cardiovascular problems.
Scientists looked at the effect of the compounds entering the bloodstream after quercetin is ingested, absorbed and metabolised, and found that the compounds helped to reduce the inflammation.
Commenting on the results, lead researcher Dr Paul Kroon said: "We tested compounds that are actually found in the blood, rather than the flavonoid in food before it is eaten, as only these compounds will actually come into contact with human tissues and have an effect on arterial health.
"The effect is more subtle than laboratory experiments using the parent compound.
"But the metabolites still have an effect on the cells lining the blood vessels."
Eating amounts of onions as small as 100g to 200g could still make a big difference, the researchers found.
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