4 Reasons You Should Eat Papayas

2 Jul 2015

Papaya is deliciously sweet fruit to eat. Apart from that papaya is one of the fruits that you’ll easily find in the market throughout the year. Papaya also contains high nutrition and almost all the nutrients needed for the health of our bodies.

Good for diabetics

Papaya may be very helpful for the prevention of diabetic heart. Even though papaya is sweet of taste but it can be excellent food option for diabetics as it has low sugar content (8.3 gm in one cup of sliced papaya). People who don’t have diabetic also can eat papaya may be very helpful for early prevention of atherosclerosis and diabetic heart.

Anti-inflammatory

Your immune system acts as a shield against various infections that can make you sick. The antioxidant nutrients found in papaya, including Vitamin C and beta-carotene, are also very good at reducing inflammation.  So people with diseases that worsened by inflammation, such as arthritis get more of these nutrients from papaya.

Improve Digestion

Often we find ourselves eating junk food or restaurant food prepared in excessive quantities of oil. As papaya has a digestive enzyme known as papain along with fibre which helps improve your digestive health. Increasing your intake of these nutrients by enjoying papaya is an especially good idea for individuals at risk of colon cancer.

Promotes Hair Growth


Apart from keeping the skin healthy papayas are very effective for maintaining healthy hair. This is because Vitamin A in them is utilized in production of sebum, a compound that is crucial for keeping the hair smooth, shiny and moisturized.

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