Mango puree - a food first recovery strategy 🥭

The new performance food?

Impact of Mango Puree Supplementation on Inflammatory, Muscle Damage, and Selected T-Cell Biomarkers in Elite Beach Volleyball Players During Regular Training

Study Details

This new study recruited 15 national male athletes to complete 2 x 4 week interventions with either…

🥭 Mango puree (600 g/day)

🥤 Placebo

Interventions were separated by a 4-week washout period 🗓️

Inflammatory biomarkers, muscle damage and immune markers were analysed at baseline and post-intervention 🔍

Key Findings

Mango puree supplementation was associated with significantly lower…

✅ C-reactive protein

✅ Interleukin-6

✅ Creatine kinase

Mango puree also significantly improved some markers of immune function vs placebo 🦠

Across the intervention period, total energy intake did not differ ✅

Conclusion

Mango puree appears to be a beneficial food-first strategy to support aspects of recovery in athletes 🥭

Mango is rich in polyphenols and carotenoids which may support these areas 🔬

Equally, there may not be anything too special about mango puree compared to other fruit purees or carbohydrate sources 🔍

Regardless, it appears a suitable food-first strategy ✅

Reference

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41683347/

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