3. Introduction
With ensuing flowering season of mangoes with
birds singing their song and the king of fruits
declaring that he will arrive in all grandeur in the
next couple of months here’s a factsheet on
mango that you must be aware of before the
season begins, so that you relish the fruit in its full
glory and be well-equipped to fight the
propaganda of doctors, dieticians and trainers
that the Mango is fattening, high on sugar, etc.
4. Mango for diabetes?
YES! Diabetics are asked to eat foods that are low on
the glycemic index.
Glycemic index is a measure of how quickly your
blood sugar rises in response to the food you have
consumed.
Now mango has a low GI, just like apple and berries.
So why is apple ‘allowed’ and mango is not?
I am guessing mango is tastier.
The American Diabetic Association recommends
mango for diabetics.
Our doctors who love flaunting their foreign degrees
ensure that you stay away from the fruit a small
farmer sells and instead go for biscuits that huge
corporations sell.
5. Mango for high cholesterol?
Yes, the pectin, that soluble fibre, is so great for
lowering cholesterol levels and so much yummier
than the oats you eat. Mango is rich in it .
I mean why tolerate the poor taste of oats for
fibre when a yummier mango is at hand?
6. Mango for blood pressure?
Yes! Mangoes are an amazing source of
polyphenols, the same reason why you drink
copious amounts of green tea, however bland or
yucky it tastes.
So these polyphenols protect the heart against
damage, and you want that if you have blood
pressure issues.