What happens to your body when you eat papaya regularly

What happens to your body when you eat papaya regularly

Description: (article) research, Instructors - high school, adaptable for all ages

Contents: Papaya (Carica papaya) is a tropical American fruit that is green when unripe and light or deep yellow-orange with orange or red juicy flesh when ripe. Papayas are high in vitamins, minerals, and other beneficial substances. Papaya has been used in folk medicine to treat several health concerns, including gastrointestinal (GI) and skin problems, and is an interest to the pharmaceutical industry for its potential health benefits.

Source: verywellhealth.com https://www.verywellhealth.com/papaya-8748529 

Crossposted: Library Resources/ Plants - Specific Plants, Trees & Medicinals; Library Toolkit/ Library Toolkit/Cultural considerations - Region, India & Indigenous knowledge; Healthy People - Human gut science, Food as medicine

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Survival of probiotics

Survival of Probiotics

Description: (article/study report) research, Instructors - VERY technical medical info 

Contents: Abstract, Mat’l & Methods, Results, Discussion - Lactobacilli of intestinal origin are considered intrinsically resistant to acid environments and are often employed in fermented foods as probiotics.  

Source: National Library of Medicine

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1151822/#:~:text=Lactobacillus%20species%20are%20considered%20intrinsically%20resistant%20to%20acid%20(51). 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Biospheres - Microbiomes

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~ (Betsy, 6/13/24) useful for some info on trending of probiotics in healthy nutrition