Mango: The New Cancer-Fighting Super Food?

Posted on January 13, 2010 in Health & Medicine, Holistic Remedies, Recent Studies, Women's Health

Want to lower your risk of developing lung, prostate, or breast cancer cells? Try eating a mango.

A new study from researchers at Texas AgriLife Research says the sweet, tropical fruit often whipped into smoothies, blended into a margarita, or eaten right out of the skin doesn’t get enough credit for its ability to reduce cancerous cells, particularly those in the breast and colon, according to a UPI news report.

Instead, other fruits like blueberries, acai berries, and grapes get all the credit for their cancer-fighting properties, even though the little mango does just as good a job, the researchers said. It’s a bit of a mystery as to how the mango does so well against cancer, since it contains about five times less anti-oxidant capacity than a typical wine grape, the study found.

The study tested mango polyphenol extracts on colon, breast, lung, prostate, and leukemia cancer cells and found the substances held their own in terms of fighting the cancer cells while not harming adjoining healthy cells.

So have a mango and fight cancer!