Mango season is now in the market. Consuming seasonal fruits is also considered beneficial for health. Mango is not only tasty, it also provides essential nutrients to the body. Like – vitamin A, vitamin B. But it is heard that diabetic patients should not eat mangoes.
All food in the world is nectar and all food is poison, if you know how to eat food properly it is nectar and if you don’t know how to eat it, it is poison. Eating mangoes during mango season is good but eating only mangoes is bad.
It is heard that people with diabetes should not eat mangoes, but that is wrong. People with diabetes can also eat mangoes. But you have to pay attention to how much to eat.
If you pay attention to other foods while eating mango, there is no problem. Mangoes can be eaten in gestational diabetes too, but in a balanced amount, after special consultation with a dietitian, it is effective.
Since mangoes have a high glycemic index (a substance that increases blood sugar levels), eating a small amount is beneficial for the patient. Foods with a glycemic index of less than 55 are considered good for diabetics. Mangoes have a glycemic index of 50 to 55. In this case, a diabetic patient can eat one or half a mango a day. It does not raise the sugar much. As the metabolic rate of the body is better during the day, it is better to eat mangoes in the afternoon.
It is better for diabetic patients to eat fiber rich foods along with mangoes. Before eating mangoes, you should eat dry food like almonds and walnuts. Along with dry food, you should eat oilseeds like roasted sesame seeds and parsley seeds. Which balances the food and does not increase the glucose label suddenly. Eating mangoes does not mean that sugar will go bad. The main thing is how much to eat. I did not eat more than I needed.
How many mangoes do ordinary people eat?
For an adult, eating one to two medium-sized mangoes daily is beneficial from the health point of view. Small children, senior citizens, people with weak digestive system can eat mangoes from one or two rices to one whole at most. Obese people should eat less mango than other normal people.
Normal people don’t increase the sugar label when they eat a lot of mangoes, because our body can handle it. But the body of a diabetic patient cannot manage the sugar in the mango, so it gets mixed in the blood. Even if normal people eat small amounts of fruits such as mango, banana and orange, the sugar label does not increase because the body manages them. But if you eat a lot of mangoes, you will feel sleepy due to the high calories in it.
A normal person can eat a reasonable amount of mangoes, but eating too many mangoes on an empty stomach or before meals can increase the sugar label due to the high calories in them.
What kind of mango should not be eaten?
Now that it is mango season, mangoes that are cooked using pesticides are found in the market. Consuming chemically ripened mangoes can cause various health problems. So in the beginning, you should be careful while buying mangoes.
Generally, they buy mangoes based on the attractive color of many mangoes. But based on the color itself, it can also be found out whether chemicals have been used in it or not. If the mango is naturally ripe, its color is light yellow and green. Chemically cooked mangoes are dark yellow in color.
The stain on the mango can also indicate its chemical adulteration. Some mangoes may have blue, black or white spots. Do not buy such mangoes. This stain is caused by chemicals. Mangoes ripened with chemicals are less sweet and less tasty than naturally ripened ones.
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