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Health Benefits of Pawpaw

Health Benefits of Pawpaw

Often confused with a papaya, the pawpaw is actually a completely different species. While the two fruits are certainly similar in appearance, the trees that bear them are unrelated. Pawpaw fruits come from the Asimina triloba tree, and papaya is the fruit of Carica papaya. Whereas pawpaws are na
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The good and the bad about cholesterol

The good and the bad about cholesterol

Cholesterol Although it often gets some bad press, cholesterol is an essential lipid involved in the structure and fluidity (moving about) of cell membranes. It is also needed for hormone production, bile production, nerve cell protection and the production of vitamin D. It is both consume
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