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Eating Mushrooms Vastly Cuts Cancer Risk, According to New Research - Neoscope
"Overall, these findings provide important evidence for the protective effects of mushrooms against cancer."
According to a new study, eating just 18 grams of mushroom a day — roughly the equivalent of two medium-sized mushrooms — could almost halve the risk of cancer.
The study, a meta-analysis by researchers at Pennsylvania State University published in the journal Advances in Nutrition this year, found a surprisingly strong inverse relationship between mushroom consumption and cancer risk by analyzing 17 cancer studies published between 1966 and 2020.
Mushrooms are often considered a “super food” as they are rich in vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants. While some types, like shiitake and oyster mushrooms, which have higher amounts of ergothioneine — an important amino acid has been associated with a lower risk in cancer — eating any type of mushroom daily appears to lower the risk of cancer by an astonishing 45 percent.
"Overall, these findings provide important evidence for the protective effects of mushrooms against cancer."
According to a new study, eating just 18 grams of mushroom a day — roughly the equivalent of two medium-sized mushrooms — could almost halve the risk of cancer.
The study, a meta-analysis by researchers at Pennsylvania State University published in the journal Advances in Nutrition this year, found a surprisingly strong inverse relationship between mushroom consumption and cancer risk by analyzing 17 cancer studies published between 1966 and 2020.
Mushrooms are often considered a “super food” as they are rich in vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants. While some types, like shiitake and oyster mushrooms, which have higher amounts of ergothioneine — an important amino acid has been associated with a lower risk in cancer — eating any type of mushroom daily appears to lower the risk of cancer by an astonishing 45 percent.