There has been a lot in the national press lately about lack of vitamin D in the diet nowadays. The re-emergence of rickets in the young is one serious story surfacing re the D deficit.
Experts put the cause of modern rickets down to computer obsessed youth not getting enough sunlight. Sun-bathing is back in fashion.
Mushroom companies too are obviously pushing the fact that the fresh produce contains plenty of Vitamin D. Monterey Mushrooms, part of the Amycel group spotted a growing trend early and have been promoting their Sun Bella line vigorously.
But it isn’t just the young who benefit. Recent reports suggest that giving older people Vitamin D supplements can cut the risk of dangerous falls by around 28 per cent.
This was found by a review of five studies by the Cochrane Library.
Thus both young and old can benefit from adding more mushrooms to their diets – this can only be a good thing for the mushroom industry.
