Onions have a plethora of health benefits to offer, from better libido, ache-free skin to improved immunity. In fact, clinical nutritionists recommend peeling and eating onion raw rather than having its cooked form because it has more sulphur and antioxidants as benefits.
No doubt, onions improve meal taste but researchers, in a new study, are asking that individuals cut down on their consumption of raw onion, especially when such is not freshly cut. They said that cut onions can serve as a sponge for microorganisms and other disease-causing agents, even if they were cut open for only a short period of time.
The researchers, in a study on microbial contamination of cut and exposed onions,…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
