Nutrition Facts Grab Bag 22

Yellow onions, in general, have more antioxidants than white, and red onions beat them both based on three different antioxidant testing methods.

Onions are potentially a good source of antioxidants. Though, interestingly, the antioxidants are concentrated in the outer layers immediately under the papery peel. Unfortunately, most consumers discard these most nutrient-rich outermost layers, thus losing a valuable part.

Music-induced hearing loss is a serious problem ... Clinical recommendations include the 80 to 90 rule: no more than 80% of the maximum volume on personal listening devices for no more than 90 minutes a day.

Older white women who consumed onions at least once a day had overall bone density that was 5% greater than individuals who consumed onions no more than once a month.

Parkinson's disease is an ever-worsening neurodegenerative disorder that results in death and affects about 1 in 50 of us when we get older ... 85-90% of cases are sporadic, meaning they just seemingly pop up out of nowhere. It's caused by the death of a certain kind of nerve cell in the brain. Once about 70% of them are gone, the symptoms start.