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Study shows this fruit helps fight constipation

1,795 views · Published 27 December 2018 · 2:21 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: LOCAL 12 · 2018 · News & Politics

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CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new report says a popular seasonal food makes the list as good for cleansing.

Those diets to cleanse are often about fighting constipation and restoring your body's balance. But a new study says there may be a food that works just as well as some popular constipation-fighting supplements.

For years we've been told that fruits, vegetables and whole grains are high in fiber and good choices to help if you have chronic constipation. Many of these are popular in cleansing diets along with plenty of water or other natural juices and fluids. But there's one food that may be more outstanding when it comes to the natural way to cleanse the body: the mango.

A pilot study in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research found when compared to psyllium powder, which is commonly found in supplements to fight constipation, mango did just as well -- perhaps even better -- with restoring the body's natural elimination rhythm as supplements.

The mango eaters did just as well in every compared category from frequency to less pain, and, in some categories, they did a bit better than the supplement group.

The mango is better because it also has other good nutrition such as polyphenols. You can't get those compounds that fight disease in a pill or a powder.

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