Posted on 03/16/2025 3:49:41 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
New research finds that eating two cups of mango, just about 100 calories-worth, daily may help lower insulin concentration levels and improve insulin sensitivity in adults who are overweight or obese with chronic low-grade inflammation.
The study, conducted on 48 adults aged 20–60, examined how eating fresh mangoes compared to a calorie-matched control food—Italian ices (a frozen, sweetened dessert similar to sorbet)—affected inflammation and insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese adults with low-grade chronic inflammation.
The results showed that participants who ate mangoes experienced significant reductions in insulin resistance, as measured by the Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR). Beta-cell function, the ability of the pancreas to produce and release insulin to mange normal glucose concentrations, also significantly improved when measured using the disposition index (DI), a key marker of how effectively the body regulates blood sugar levels.
After four weeks, those in the mango group also had significantly lower insulin concentrations in response to an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) compared to the beginning of the study, while no changes were observed in the control group.
Notably, despite eating calorically comparable foods, body composition remained stable in the mango group, whereas the control group experienced a slight but significant increase in body weight. Additional study findings showed markers of inflammation (IL-6, TNFα, hs-CRP) and glucose levels were not significantly different between the two groups at the end of the study, making mangoes a heart-healthy swap for calorically comparable sweet treats. There were also no differences in fasting total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, or triglycerides.
The mangoes provided were a combination of Kent (126.9 g/serving) and Keitt (38.1 g/serving) varieties and, beyond the intervention or control food, participants were instructed to keep their normal diet and lifestyle.
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Not sure where our mangoes come from. I actually had a vacation traveling around the Philippines decades ago. Great, safe country then. Maybe still is.
And I saw “South Pacific” again quite recently:
“We got sunlight on the sand,
We got moonlight on the sea.
“We got mangoes and bananas
You can pick right off a tree...”
I have never liked mangos, but maybe the ones I tried weren’t ripe; how can you tell?
Sweet, or not.
Mangos are a bit tough to pick as they are normally high up on mature trees, which have the best. The mango tree was not designed for easy integration into agro-industry.
Bananas? No problem. Philippines is banana central. Hundreds of varieties, most aren’t commercial. Any little town market will have selections of the local varieties.
Tacos
I eat a few pieces of dried mango after supper each night
chewy but so delicious
I mean, how can you tell they’re ripe before you buy them. And do they get ripe after picked?
They do ripen after picking. Don’t refrigerate. Ripe if yellow all around, and a bit soft normally but HOW ripe is a question. Can only try.
I’m allergic to cantaloupe…and honeydew, and watermelon. I love them all, but I’m allergic to them. So mango works just fine for me.
Hey need to be kinda squishy and wilted on the skin. It’s a fine line. Cut them too early and they’re not ready. Cut too late and they’re too fibrous.
Thanks!
Thanks!
For me.bananas require a barf alert. I remember my mother giving me pieces when I was a tiny girl. Fights ensued.
Ialso hate chocolate. We’re all different.
What a load of bollocks posted by junk science sucker GullibleMind.
Posting a moronic ‘study’ based on a ridiculous sample of 48 subjects and concluding that eating sugary from mangos MAY get you diabete less fast than another sugary thing and presenting it as healthy eating is borderline criminal. It’s despicable that you continue to peddle such vile propaganda that justifies people’s cravings for sweetness.
Mango is packed with glucose and worse, fructose which is even more toxic for the liver in people with poor metabollic health. The way to avoid diabete is avoid sugary craps like in mango, not to find excuses to eat some more. It’s no surprise that Mexico is a big consumer of mango and is also the America’s capital of obesity.
I too was puzzled about two cups and 100 calories. Will have to check my USDA Handbook 8, on food values including calories and nutrients. I was concerned to see that those with poison ivy sensitivity can be affected by the skin. I have eaten a few, but cutting and peeling them never caused me a problem.
Regarding overweight, I studied in Mexico in mid 1900s. I loaned a fellow student some money and they never paid me back, then mom’s monthly check was late, and I had $5 dollars left. So for over a week I survived by seducing guys to treat me to a meal or a trip to the beer place across the highway from college. In Mexico then, don’t know about now, certain foods like tortillas and rolls were subsidized. A small restaurant near where I lived earning my room by teaching English to children sold a meal with some meat and lots of beans and rice for around a peso (8 cents). I could get a kilo of tortillas for ridiculously low price. I gained ten pounds from my normal 123 lbs, this in 10 days. Fortunately it came back down easily when mom’s check came and I restored my normal diet. I don’t think Mexicans are fat from eating too much fresh fruit.
” I don’t think Mexicans are fat from eating too much fresh fruit”
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