Eating Mushrooms Vastly Cuts Cancer Risk, According to New Research

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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.
 
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