Can a mango a day keep diabetes away? US scientists say it may cut the risk

New Delhi: In good news for mango lovers, US scientists have found that the tropical fruit may reduce diabetes risk. A new study by George Mason University in Virginia examined mangoes and the sugar content in them in the context of diabetes risk. While the common thinking is that any high sugar foods are naturally not conducive to diabetes and blood sugar, the scientists found something different altogether in their paper published in Foods journal last month.

The study said that mangoes might actually be protective for people living with prediabetes. In an experimental set-up, the researchers compared two groups—one that consumed 11 grams of sugar in a granola bar every day, and another that consumed 30 grams of sugar in a fresh mango every day.

They found that the mango grou