Is there anything I should know about onions?

If you have ever asked this question to yourself, here I will try to give you a satisfactory answer about some basic facts that you should know about the benefits of onions. Onion is a basic ingredient in different dishes. It is widely used in Africa, Asia and Mediterranean countries. You can find different types of onions, so there are yellow onions, red onions, green onions and white ones. They all belong to lily family. Anyway, lets proceed with the benefits of this sweet and acidic vegetable.
-Onions help preventing cancers. They prevent the "blooming" and the spreading of stomach cancer. People who include onions in their diets have less probability to suffer from this type of cancer than those who rarely use this vegetable.
-Onions help decreasing bad cholesterol. People who use this vegetable are less prone to suffer from cardiovascular problems as onions reduce the level of lipids in blood thus benefiting heart and decreasing/preventing the distress that lipids cause to heart functioning.
So, you should consider including onions on your daily diet because of these benefits that it provides to you, BUT BE CAREFUL onions should not be eaten like apples, one after the other otherwise you will find yourself in troubles.

(****Note: This is not the opinion of a professional, so please contact your physician if you consider to include onions as medical treatment. Thank you.)