There are at least eight benefits of fermented papaya, the super food of the moment (yes, because even foods are subject to trends, but always at the same pace as their nutritional value for the body). These benefits they can be summarized in: richness of nutrients, antioxidant power, presence of lycopene which has an anti-tumor effect, ally of heart health, with anti-inflammatory action, facilitates digestion, anti-aging effect on the skin, beneficial in case of diseases neurodegenerative.
Fermented papaya is found in the supplements. Today it is much sought after on the net, but in reality it received an important mention as early as 2003 when the professor Luc Montagnier gave to Pope John Paul IIwho suffered from Parkinson’s, a preparation based on fermented papaya. In an interview to Republic he explained: «It is not an extract of the fresh fruit, but a product elaborated starting from fermentation, which therefore has new components and for the moment the exact nature of the active components is not known. This substance has immunostimulating and antioxidant effects. The first research began several years ago in Japan, where they developed a food supplement marketed under the name of Immunage“(In 2014, theAntitrust considered the advertising campaign of this fermented papaya-based supplement to be misleading, for “untrue or otherwise ambiguous” information on the health effects while it could only boast an antioxidant efficacy ed). Montagnier argued the importance of compensating with antioxidants in the presence of degenerative diseases of the nervous system and to cope with the physiological weakening of the immune and antioxidant defenses caused by aging. Where are we now with fermented papaya studies?
The benefits of fermented papaya
The reason a fermented papaya supplement is worth taking is its aaction against free radicals which damage cells and are responsible for premature aging. Its antioxidant quality (which for its vitamin C and beta-carotene content exceeds that of other fruits such as oranges, apples and bananas) puts the scientific community in agreement. This extract would also do well against the lowering of the immune defenses, to promote digestion and for the treatment of some neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, on which some studies are being examined.
In many cases these are preliminary studies conducted in vitro or on animals, which must be confirmed by clinical investigations. That’s why second ISSalute to date there are no studies able to demonstrate the antioxidant and anti-aging efficacy related to the integration of fermented papaya on a healthy and well-fed research sample and for this reason it cannot be considered an essential element more than others to fight free radicals, oxidative stress and aging.
A recent study laboratory, carried out in 2020, highlighted that the preparation of fermented papaya (FPP®) is a valid approach to obtain a systemic antioxidant effect. “After 10 months of treatment, the researchers observed an increase in plasma levels of telomerase activity and antioxidant levels, thus suggesting a potential key role for FPP® in prevention of age-related molecular damage.
Fermented papaya for neurodegenerative diseases
In 2021, the clinical study carried out by the Villa Margherita Santo Stefano Rehabilitation Clinic of Arcugnano (Vicenza) on the benefits of fermented papaya in patients with Parkinson’s disease was completed. The study involved 60 patients who were tested for the level of oxidative stress. As Dr. Giampietro Norderadirector of the department of Neurology and Rehabilitation, with Parkinson’s the tearing of cell DNA increases, and the intake of fermented papaya reduced the values ​​of this cellular alteration due to oxidation.
Fermented papaya may therefore prove even more effective in the future, and now it’s worth it take it as an antioxidant.
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