Onions Cut Heart Disease Risk

I love onions. I love a big thick slice on my vegetable hamburger and I love lots of minced onion in m meatloaf. They are good in chili and anything Mexican, tacos, tostados, etc. Well research now shows that eating a meal rich in compounds called flavonoids reduces some early signs of heart disease. An Institute of Food Research team focused on one of the compounds, quercetin, which is found in onions, tea, apples and red wine. A study examined the effect of the compounds produced after quercetin is broken down by the body and the were shown to help prevent the chronic inflammation which can lead to thickening of the arteries. Hurray for Onions!