Mango Consumption Linked to Better Health in Two Studies

Online, July 19, 2012 (Newswire.com) - A recent study suggests that mango eaters tend to eat a healthier diet than people who don't, while a second study suggests mangos may contain a substance that has a beneficial effect on breast cancer cell proliferation.

The first study, presented at a recent meeting of the Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology, compared the diets of over 13,000 individuals between 2001 and 2008 to the Healthy Eating Index (HEI); researchers found that those who regularly ate mangos scored higher on the HEI than those that did not. Other mango-eating benefits included increased intake of vitamin C, magnesium, potassium and dietary fiber, while having lower intake of sodium and total fat, a lower average body weight along with lower C-reactive protein levels.

The second study, conducted at Texas A&M University, discovered that a compound found in mangos might be toxic to breast cancer cells. The study found decreased proliferation of breast cancer cells treated with the polyphenolic extract and reduced tumor size and weight in mice. The researchers hypothesize that the effects of the extract might extend to the consumption of fresh mango.

"We encourage people to eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables for the known as well as the unknown compounds they contain and the numerous health benefits they offer," say boomer generation health experts Dian Griesel, Ph.D., and Tom Griesel, authors of the new books TurboCharged: Accelerate Your Fat Burning Metabolism, Get Lean Fast and Leave Diet and Exercise Rules in the Dust (April 2011, BSH) and The TurboCharged Mind (January 2012, BSH). "If it is an edible fruit or vegetable and you do not have a known allergy to it, you should be including every available variety possible."

SOURCE: TurboCharged Blog

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