Scientists have discovered that eating onions may improve your memory.
The Sun reported that researchers at Hokkaido Tokai University in Japan found that people suffering from memory loss who ate the allium found it improved their ability to recall.
Experts believe the findings could prove important in the fight against brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
The Japanese team found an antioxidant in onions that binds with harmful toxins in the brain and flushes them out of the body.
The compound, which contains sulphur, is also found in other members of the allium family, including garlic.
Food expert Ian Marber said: “Onions are one of the richest and most readily available sources of sulphur-containing compounds, which have been shown to slow down the deterioration of memory usually associated with ageing.
“Onion extract has also been shown to maintain the hippocampus, a part of the brain that is involved in processing emotions as well as memory.”
But Marber warned that over-cooking onions could reduce their memory-helping properties. They should instead be cooked on a low heat.
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