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Question:

We have been eating a lot of onions lately, possibly as a result of the casserole, curry and similar slow-cooker recipes in our winter dinners. What are the health benefits, or otherwise, of onions? And are pre-cut onions just as good, or do they lose nutritional value, like pre-crushed garlic?

Answer:

nions are armed with some serious chemical weapons, as anyone who has cut

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