a “superfood” shouldn’t imply that it can prevent or treat disease by itself.
The Biggest Concern: Unripe Papaya During Pregnancy
This is the issue that deserves the most attention.
Unripe and semi-ripe papaya contain considerably more latex than fully ripe fruit. Research has found that crude papaya latex can cause uterine contractions in laboratory experiments, while a study using pregnant rats found no significant harmful effect from ripe papaya but did identify contractile effects from crude latex.
That distinction is important.
It does not mean that eating a normal serving
