Coronary heart disease and Onions (rings, juice) benefits

Scientific studies approved that Onions especially red Onions make a decreasing level of blood cholesterol especially bad cholesterol (LDL), thus will inhibit hardening of the arteries, enhances flexibility of blood vessels and make easy blood streaming, So a few Onion rings every day can lower your blood pressure and prevent you from heart attack or stroke risk factors

Making your diet including a few Onion rings every morning can help prevent cardiovascular disorders involving thrombosis: that due to natural platelets inhibitors that involved in Onion integrity, So that th Onion juice could inhibit human platelet aggregation

Nutrition Values included in Onions
Per 1 cup of chopped - Calories: 67kcal | Fat: 0.13g | Carbohydrates: 16.18g | Protein: 1.47g
Other sizes: 1 cup of sliced - 48kcal, 1 tbsp of chopped - 4kcal, 1 large - 63kcal
Red Onions
Per 1 cup of sliced - Calories: 48kcal | Fat: 0.09g | Carbohydrates: 11.63g | Protein: 1.06g
Other sizes: 1 cup of chopped - 67kcal, 1 thin slice - 4kcal, 1 medium slice - 6kcal

Chemical CompositionOnion contains protein, sugars, cellulose, minerals, a fixed oil, an essential oil and over 80 per cent water. when the onion is cut and bruised, rupturing the cells, the reaction takes place. Cooking has the opposite effect, preventing the enzymatic action and thus milder and less pungent flavours are produced. The chemistry of the Alliaceae family, including garlic, shallots etc, is very similar. The calorific value of raw onion is 38 calories per 100g, or roughly 20 calories for a 3oz onion.

Other health benefits of Onion (red, rings, juice)

1. Anti-cancer properties due to great content of antioxidants.
2. Hypoglycemic Agent
3. Great Anti-Bacterial activity: onions rings can act as a powerful antibiotic and are helpful in reducing food-borne illnesses caused by microbial contamination.
4. Use Onions as a Cough Remedy.