20 Top Foods To Protect You From Cancer (You Knew About #15, Right?)

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10. Onions and Family

Onions and other vegetables in the onion family including chives, leeks, spring onions, and scallions are all terrific at preventing cancer. It’s the sulphur compounds they contain which not only make us cry because they are so strong, but that create protective enzymes which neutralize carcinogens in the body and protect us from certain types of cancer such as stomach cancer. Onions also contain a compound called quercetin, which offers powerful protection from lung cancer. Quercetin has also been shown in several studies to stop the initiation of cancerous tumors in the colon, breast, and ovaries.

Still other studies have shown that those who consume onions on a regular basis have lower levels of colorectal, prostate, ovarian, gastric, esophageal, and renal cell cancers than those who don’t enjoy onions. It is not clear, from the information available in current studies, exactly how many or how much onion one must eat to get this benefit, but some studies have suggested that even a moderate amount of onion in the diet can offer you protection from cancer.

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