What are the health benefits of eating edible mushrooms?
What are the possible health hazards?
Dear Mohamad-Hani, the following five reviews summarize the bioactivities and health benefits of mushrooms:
Zhang JJ, Li Y, Zhou T, Xu DP, Zhang P, Li S, Li HB. Bioactivities and Health Benefits of Mushrooms Mainly from China. Molecules 2016;21(7):E938. doi: 10.3390/molecules21070938. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6274515/pdf/molecules-21-00938.pdf
Jayachandran M, Xiao J, Xu B. A Critical Review on Health Promoting Benefits of Edible Mushrooms through Gut Microbiota. Int J Mol Sci 2017;18(9):E1934. doi: 10.3390/ijms18091934. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5618583/pdf/ijms-18-01934.pdf
Ganesan K, Xu B. Anti-Obesity Effects of Medicinal and Edible Mushrooms. Molecules 2018;23(11):E2880. doi: 10.3390/molecules23112880. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6278646/pdf/molecules-23-02880.pdf
Cardwell G, Bornman JF, James AP, Black LJ. A Review of Mushrooms as a Potential Source of Dietary Vitamin D. Nutrients 2018;10(10):E1498. doi: 10.3390/nu10101498. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6213178/pdf/nutrients-10-01498.pdf
Muszyńska B, Grzywacz-Kisielewska A, Kała K, Gdula-Argasińska J. Anti-inflammatory properties of edible mushrooms: A review. Food Chem 2018;243:373-381. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.09.149. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814617316205?via%3Dihub
"Though the mushrooms are rich in iron, zinc and other nutrients, it should be taken in limited quantity in our daily routine. Of the 1, 40,000 species of mushrooms available in the world today, only 10 percent are safe and edible. Some of the poisonous mushrooms are amanita pantherina, entoloma and chlorophyllum molybdites. Don’t wait for symptoms to occur, when you have eaten a poisonous one. It is also important to choose the correct mushrooms and cook them well"( https://www.stylecraze.com/articles/serious-side-effects-of-mushrooms-on-your-health/ ).
" The Many Health Benefits of Mushrooms
The FASEB Journal recently published nine studies on mushrooms that were also presented at Experimental Biology 2013, which detailed a wide variety of health benefits,1 including: Weight management: One study2, 3 found that substituting red meat with white button mushrooms can help enhance weight loss. Obese participants with a mean age of just over 48 years ate approximately one cup of mushrooms per day in place of meat. The control group ate a standard diet without mushrooms. At the end of the 12-month trial, the intervention group had lost an average of 3.6 percent of their starting weight, or about seven pounds. They also showed improvements in body composition, such as reduced waist circumference, and ability to maintain their weight loss, compared to the control group. Improved nutrition: One dietary analysis4 found that mushroom consumption was associated with better diet quality and improved nutrition. Increasing vitamin D levels through your diet: Consuming dried white button mushroom extract was found to be as effective as taking supplemental vitamin D2 or D3 for increasing vitamin D levels (25-hydroxyvitamin D). Improved immune system function: Long chain polysaccharides, particularly alpha and beta glucan molecules, are primarily responsible for the mushrooms' beneficial effect on your immune system. In one study, adding one or two servings of dried shiitake mushrooms was found to have a beneficial, modulating effect on immune system function.6 Another study done on mice found that white button mushrooms enhanced the adaptive immunity response to salmonella"
(https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/05/13/mushroom-benefits.aspx )
Benefits :They help lower cholesterol,have anti-inflammatory powers, could help fight aging and have cancer-fighting properties.
Hazards :Stomach Upset,Headache and Avoiding During Pregnancy.
Good, healthy mushrooms are tasty, and enrich a cuisine variability of cooking recipes. Whereas bad mushrooms can be a deadly poison.
Dear Mohamad-Hani Temsah , thanks for sharing this question. I like to consume mushrooms a lot.
Please, do find this article as recommended one.
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This is excellent reading about the mushrooms.
The Power of Mushrooms to Save the Planet
https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2013/06/28/the-power-of-mushrooms-to-save-the-planet/
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