Onions And Garlic May Help To Prevent Osteoporosis

Posted May 22, 2009 by louiejerome /

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Scientists may have found a simple way to help osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is the crippling bone disease that affects many women after the menopause. As many as one out of three of us may be affected.

Just one gram of onion can help prevent resorption which is the key cause of osteoporosis. This process is the gradual leaking of calcium from the bones, leaving them brittle and weak.

Experiments have been done on rats and a diet of onions almost stopped resorption. Results were seen within just 12 hours.

Osteoporosis can cause bending of the spine and cause the bones to break more easily. Many thousands of women suffer from hip fractures each year as a result of osteoporosis.

Research is still in the early stages but scientists are trying to discover what it is in onions, and garlic and other related plants, that has this positive effect on this painful disease.

It has to be worth adding onions to the diet if such a small amount each day gives results. It has potential benefits and certainly will do no harm.

By the way, don't think you can add onions, by using onions salt. Apparently, too much salt in the diet depletes calcium levels and increases resorption.

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