New study: Eating 18 grams of shiitake mushrooms a day reduces cancer risk by 45%
In ancient Chinese books, mushrooms are known as "the essence of heaven and earth, pick the aura of heaven and earth" of the world treasures, "sweet and cool, delicious taste, meat and vegetables are suitable. In the international world, mushrooms are also having the reputation of delicious high-level cate, known as "the food of God", various edible fungus health care products are very popular.
A team from Pennsylvania State University recently published a study in the journal Advances in Nutrition, adding to the evidence of the health benefits of mushrooms. The study showed that eating shiitake mushrooms can reduce the risk of cancer, especially for those who eat them daily, and significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer.
Consuming 18 grams of mushrooms a day reduced the risk of cancer by 45%
The study looked at a meta-analysis of 17 cancer studies that included data from nearly 20,000 cancer patients.The study points out that although different types of mushrooms differ slightly in nutrition, the conclusion shows that any type of mushroom added to the diet is associated with a reduced risk of cancer, particularly with a significantly reduced risk of breast cancer.Professor of Public Health Sciences and Pharmacology, Professor of Cancer Research at Pennsylvania State University.According to Ritchie, mushrooms are the highest dietary source of ergothionein, an important antioxidant that reduces oxidative stress in the body and reduces the risk of cancer.
"Compared to the antioxidant properties of mushrooms, lentinan, an extract from mushrooms, has long been a favorite drug in oncology research. Scientists have systematically studied its anti-tumor, immunomodulatory, antibacterial, and antiviral effects."Yao juntao, dean of hospital of internal medicine of tumor of hospital of tumor of shaanxi province tumor hospital, chief physician of department of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, as early as 1968, Japanese scholar thousand yuan wu lang put forward, mushroom is rich in polysaccharide, can improve human body effectively inhibit the ability that malignant tumor grows.Nowadays, lentinan injection has become a mature anti-tumor drug, which is applied in the adjuvant therapy of lung cancer, digestive tract tumor, breast cancer and other tumors. Combined with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, lentinan injection has played an important role in improving the therapeutic effect of tumor and alleviating the adverse reactions of treatment.
2021 06/30