Mango consumption linked to helping fight cancer!

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 19, 2010 -- “You plant a seedling and you nurture that tree for years before you get a bountiful crop. It takes time and patience, but the rewards are sweet.”

Texas A & M University conducted a study on vitro cell, the polyphenolic compounds found in mangoes and found that they impact negatively to certain colon cancer and breast cancer cells. This is another feather in the cap for mango lovers who patiently await for the arrival of this seasonal fruit fondly called as 'The King of fuits'. Not only are these delicious but now there is another reason to gulp them down.

The study, which was funded by the National Mango Board (NMB) tested the impact of mangoes on seven types of cancer cells in vitro. According to Susanne Talcott, “not all cell lines are sensitive to the same extent to an anticancer agent, but the breast and colon cancer lines underwent apoptosis, or programmed cell death.”

The study also revealed that mango polyphenols consist of both small molecules that are readily absorbed during digestion and larger molecules, which would not be absorbed and would remain present in the colon where they would have more exposure to colon cancer cells. This discovery may be significant and can help shape the direction of future studies on mango and colon cancer.

This is as effective a tool as any to boost the purchase and consumption of mangoes; which anyways outshine any other fruit for their taste, texture and wholesomeness.
The study also wants to understand the significance of daily uptake of mangoes. With the human study, we hope to learn more and build a body of evidence that will demonstrate the health benefits of mangoes and support our marketing program,” said Leo Ortega, research director at the NMB.

The researchers also seeks to understand mango’s ability to modulate glucose and lipids while the second is looking at mango’s impact on bone density.

One can now order Alphonso mangoes online to their doorstep through sites like www.mangomogul.com. T

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