April 20, 2015

Fiber-rich papaya

Native to Central and South America, papaya is available year around and packed with fiber and other nutrients.

The flesh of papaya is soft and easy to digest and is packed with a good amount of dietary fiber. Statistically one medium papaya would contain approximately 5 grams of fiber.

The fiber in papaya converts a substance called homocysteine into harmless amino acids that the body can process, but without the breakdown, homocysteine can eventually damage blood vessels walls, causing strokes or heart attacks.

Other effects of dietary fiber consumption are reduction in blood cholesterol levels and decreased risk of developing cancer. Fiber travels though the body and binds itself to cancer-causing toxin in the colon.

The fiber in papaya flushes out the toxins in the colon and so one of the benefits of papaya is that it helps prevent colon cancer especially, due to antioxidants and its fiber content.
Fiber-rich papaya

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