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US research hails mangoes as healthy

New research published in the US 'Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences' has linked mango consumption to a better diet quality and nutrition intake in adults and children.

The journal say that the research, funded partly by the National Mango Board, suggests that consumption of mangos in adults is not only associated with an overall better diet, higher intake of whole fruit and certain nutrients, such dietary fibre and potassium, along with lower body weight and C-reactive protein, a measure of inflammation that may be associated with cardiovascular risk.

'Adults who consume mangoes tend to have a higher intake of certain nutrients like potassium and dietary fibre than those who do not eat mango, which contributes to a balanced diet,' the journal says.

'The researchers compared the diets of more than 29,000 children and adults over seven years and used the Healthy Eating Index to determine diet quality.

'The researchers found those that ate mangos scored higher on the HEI than those that did not.

'Additionally, lower levels of C-reactive protein were found in adult mango-consumers.

'C-reactive protein is a marker of inflammation and it has been suggested that high levels of it in the blood may be linked to increased risk for heart disease,' it said.'

Source - Sky News