Red onions pack a cancer-fighting punch, study reveals

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 - 13:01 in Health & Medicine

Ontario-grown red onions are the most effective at killing colon and breast cancer cells compared to other types of onions, reports a new study. This is because of the onions' high levels of quercetin and anthocyanin. As part of this project, the researchers are also the first to develop a non-toxic way to extract quercetin from onions making it more suitable for consumption.

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