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03/08/2016 / By Tara Paras

Study shows onion extract slows cancer growth as effectively as chemotherapy drugs — without the negative side effects

Researchers have just determined that flavonoids extracted from common onions slow the rate of colon cancer growth in mice just as effectively as chemotherapy. Moreover, while the LDL cholesterol of the mice subjects on chemo went up, the LDL levels of mice on onion extract actually dropped. In this study, researchers fed three groups of […]

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