There have been plenty of mushrooms featured in the press and media outlets recently extolling the health benefits of different varieties of mushroom produce.
A piece focussing on men’s health in The Times caught Stalker’s eye this month. Looking at heart, prostate, blood pressure and why men need to eat more veg, the piece had a large section on eating more mushrooms.
“Boost prostate and brain health with more mushrooms” it stated. Continuing it said: “ A large study involving more than 36,000 Japanese men aged 40-79 over almost three decades found that eating a variety of mushrooms resulted in lower risk of prostate cancer. Benefits were particularly strong in men aged 50 and older, thought to be a result of the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in mushrooms (they are a source of B vitamins, potassium, chloride and copper, as well as selenium). One antioxidant found in mushrooms, L-ergothioneine, is believed to reduce oxidative stress that leads to the chronic inflammation in the body that is responsible for diseases such as cancer.
Another study, using data from 663 participants aged 60 or older and reported in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, found that those who eat as little as one 150g portion of mushrooms a week might reduce their odds of having mild cognitive impairment as they age.”
There was lots of other advice, like eat green leafy veg, dark berries, prunes and less meat - so covering all the angles as such!
There’s lots of mights and maybes in there - but all in all, good promotional stuff on the benefits of mushrooms.
