Behind its functions more as a spice in cooking, it turns red onion holds the potential as a drug-lowering bad cholesterol (LDL), the culprit of heart disease and stroke.
In research done by scientists in Hong Kong against the mice, it is known that mice given red onions for six weeks, bad cholesterol (LDL) they go down, but at the same time the good cholesterol (HDL) is not reduced. Previously, mice had been fed a high cholesterol so that cholesterol levels soaring.
"Shallots have interactions with certain enzymes which have cholesterol-lowering mechanism. This is the first study to examine the interaction of red onion with the body's biological functions," said Zhen Yu Chen, a researcher from the Chinese University in Hong Kong.
Researchers long as it's more examine the efficacy of garlic that are proven effective in preventing various diseases, including cancer, heart disease, and influenza. Let's wait, the advanced research of the efficacy of red onion.
In research done by scientists in Hong Kong against the mice, it is known that mice given red onions for six weeks, bad cholesterol (LDL) they go down, but at the same time the good cholesterol (HDL) is not reduced. Previously, mice had been fed a high cholesterol so that cholesterol levels soaring.
"Shallots have interactions with certain enzymes which have cholesterol-lowering mechanism. This is the first study to examine the interaction of red onion with the body's biological functions," said Zhen Yu Chen, a researcher from the Chinese University in Hong Kong.
Researchers long as it's more examine the efficacy of garlic that are proven effective in preventing various diseases, including cancer, heart disease, and influenza. Let's wait, the advanced research of the efficacy of red onion.
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