2023-06-16 02:58:28
Papaya is characterized by its great contributions to the health of the body, due to its high percentage of fiber, water and vitamin A, C and E. This fruit can be consumed naturally, in smoothies or juices.
For this reason, the Tua Saúde portal indicates that its regular consumption has several benefits. However, it is important to mention that before constantly ingesting papaya juice, the best option is to consult a health professional.
- Improves intestinal transit: Due to its fiber content, the natural movements of the intestine are stimulated.
- Strengthens the immune system: because it has “vitamin C, vitamin A and carotenoids, compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory action.”
- Improve digestion: its properties “act in the stomach with an effect similar to gastric juice, improving protein digestion.
- Lower cholesterol and triglycerides: the fiber it contains helps reduce the absorption of fats produced from food in the intestine. “Additionally, papaya is rich in vitamin A and beta-carotene, bioactive compounds with antioxidant action that fight free radicals and prevent the oxidation of fat cells, thus lowering the so-called “bad” or LDL cholesterol in the blood.”
The portal The universe It also discloses a series of benefits of consuming papaya in the form of an infusion and they are the following:
- Improves eye health: The paya also contains beta-carotene, an antioxidant that is essential to improve visual health, because it prevents degeneration and cataracts.
- Reduces inflammation: Papaya has a substance called papain, which is characterized by acting as an anti-inflammatory in the body.
- Prevents heart disease: Due to its properties, the consumption of papaya is essential for the proper functioning of the kidneys and the heart.
Other benefits of consuming papaya
According to Medical News Today, ehe risk of developing asthma is lower in people who consume beta-carotene, this nutrient is found in papaya and for this reason experts advise its consumption to prevent the onset of this disease.
Vitamin K improves calcium absorption and “may reduce the excretion of calcium in the urine, which means there is more calcium in the body to strengthen and rebuild bones,” they write in Medical News Today. Papaya also provides this vitamin and that is why its consumption is recommended for bone health care.
When you want to lose weight, papaya is another of the fruits that specialists suggest to include in your diet. According to Valeria Sabater, an expert in psychology and who has carried out studies on “Nutrition and overweight control” at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), she affirms that “losing weight with the consumption of papaya is very positive, however, it must be complemented with an adequate diet that not only allows you to lose weight, but also takes care of your health in general”.
Contraindications to take into account before consuming this fruit
The National Library of Medicine of the United States, MedlinePlus, lists the possible side effects following its intake, so it is important to keep in mind its appearance before consuming.
Thus, consuming it when it has not matured is harmful. Likewise, its aesthetic use —papaya mask— causes irritation and other types of allergies when it has a yellow, immature appearance.
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