May fight inflammation

Chronic inflammation has been related to an increased risk of a variety of diseases, including heart disease and cancer. Notably, cherimoya has anti-inflammatory chemicals such as kaurenoic acid. This acid has potent anti-inflammatory properties and has been proven in animal experiments to reduce specific inflammatory proteins. Furthermore, cherimoya contains catechin and epicatechin, flavonoid antioxidants that have been shown in animal and test-tube tests to have potent anti-inflammatory effects.

According to one study, mice fed an epicatechin-enriched diet exhibited lower blood levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) as compared to a control group. High CRP levels are linked to atherosclerosis, a hardening, and narrowing of the arteries that raises your risk of heart disease dramatically.