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MiladyB · 06-07-2008, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by mistymee

I stopped in to my local GNC the other day to pick up some isopure singles to sample.. the gentleman in front of me was buying some gigantic container of some protein supplement or other.

They were sampling Papaya enzymes that day and they told the guy that the enzymes in these little chewable tablets help the body access the protein in the supplements, allowing us to absorb more.

To me, this sounded like a snake oil claim... but I figured I'd put this out there.. see if anyone has heard of this. I was going to email my nut, but forgot about it till this thread popped up.

Kel, I actually emailed my nutritionist awhile back about using papaya enzymes. She asked around a bit and talked to the surgeons but none of them really heard of any pros or cons to using it. My nutritionist said she would see if she could turn up any information when she went to the bariatric conference.

For myself I'm kinda hesitent to add in things unless it is recommended by someone with some kind of medical support backing what they are saying.

I've jumped at way too many "Pie-in-the-sky" things in my quest to lose weight and it didn't serve my health or body well...for me I'm determined to do this the "right" way. I want to know what I am doing to my body and I want to educate myself as much as possible to do what is best for my health.

Just my 2 cents...