According to a new study, if you prefer having onions and garlic in your daily diet, you might have lower odds of certain types of cancers.

After analyzing eight different studies from Switzerland and Italy, researchers found that adults who have the highest intake of onions or garlic in their diet had the lowest risk in certain types of cancer. Among these the main were colon, ovarian and throat cancer.

Galeone, a researcher at the Mario Negri Institute of Pharmacologic Research in Milan, Italy, says “These latest findings suggest the anti-cancer benefit of these vegetables extend to Western populations.”

It’s still not certain that onions and garlic have a direct effect on cancer risk. It’s possible, for instance, that onion and garlic lovers also have an overall diet that protects against cancer, according to Galeone.

The findings appear in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The research was conducted mainly in China and it’s unclear if the results are different in western countries because of dietary habits.