Mango eaters and their nutrient intakes, diet quality and weight
What it found
In a large US survey, people who ate mango had higher intakes of several vitamins and minerals and better diet quality scores than people who did not.
Some weight measures were lower in teenage boys and adult men who ate mango.
What they found
Studies in people
Energy intake unchanged
Eating mango was not linked to any difference in daily calorie intake in either children or adults.
More nutrients in children
Children who ate mango had higher daily intakes of dietary fiber, magnesium, potassium, total choline, vitamin B6, vitamin C and vitamin D, and lower intakes of sodium and total fat, compared with children who did not eat mango.
More nutrients in adults
Adults who ate mango had higher daily intakes of dietary fiber, magnesium, potassium, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin C and vitamin E, and lower intakes of added sugar, sodium and cholesterol, compared with adults who did not eat mango.
Better diet quality
Both children and adults who ate mango had better overall diet quality scores than those who did not. Their scores were higher for total fruit, whole fruit, and in adults also for seafood and plant protein.
Weight in teens and men
Teenage mango eaters had lower body mass index and waist circumference than non-eaters, mostly among boys. In adults, body mass index, waist circumference and body weight were lower only in men who ate mango.
What the authors conclude
“The current results support that mango consumption is associated with improved nutrient intakes, diet quality, and certain health outcomes.”
Also in their conclusions
- They say their results support that mango consumption is associated with improved nutrient intakes, diet quality and certain health outcomes.
- They recommend that dietary strategies to increase mango consumption in the American population should be evaluated as part of future dietary guidance.
- They note that future research designs will need to consider randomized, controlled trials.
How it was done
Mangoes are eaten widely around the world but are under-consumed in the United States, and there was little published data on how mango consumption relates to nutrient intakes, diet quality and health outcomes.
The researchers combined data from nine rounds of the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, from 2001 to 2018. They compared children (291 mango consumers vs 28,257 non-consumers) and adults (449 mango consumers vs 44,574 non-consumers) using one day of dietary recall data.
What it can’t tell you
- This was an observational survey, so it can show links but not cause and effect.
- The dietary data were self-reported and relied on memory, which can lead to inaccuracies.
- Other foods in a person's diet may also contribute to the relationships seen.
Who paid
- Funding
- Funded by National Mango Board (from the PubMed record).
- Conflicts
- The funding sponsors had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, and in the decision to publish the results. Y.P., as Vice-President of Nutritional Strategies, provides food, nutrition, and regulatory affairs consulting services for food and beverage companies and food-related associations and collaborates with V.L.F.III on NHANES analyses. V.L.F.III, as Senior Vice-President of Nutrition Impact, provides food and nutrition consulting services for food and beverage companies. V.L.F.III also conducts analyses of NHANES data for members of the food industry.
The paper
- Title
- Mango Consumption Is Associated with Improved Nutrient Intakes, Diet Quality, and Weight-Related Health Outcomes
- Type
- Study
- Evidence
- Studies in people
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- Full text
- Licence
- CC BY. Words in quotation marks are the authors’; the rest is our summary.
- Cite
- Papanikolaou Y, Fulgoni VL (2021). Mango Consumption Is Associated with Improved Nutrient Intakes, Diet Quality, and Weight-Related Health Outcomes. Nutrients. doi:10.3390/nu14010059Free full textPubMed 35010933DOI
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