[HN Gopher] Higher mushroom consumption is associated with a low...
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       Higher mushroom consumption is associated with a lower risk of
       cancer
        
       Author : prostoalex
       Score  : 21 points
       Date   : 2021-05-08 18:55 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | throwaway481048 wrote:
       | > A link to the Penn State article regarding this publication:
       | https://news.psu.edu/story/655156/2021/04/21/research/higher...
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       | > Researchers found that people who incorporated any variety of
       | mushrooms into their daily diets had a lower risk of cancer any
       | variety of mushrooms
       | 
       | Is it really this easy? My gut says no. Perhaps the (future)
       | answer lies here:
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       | > Future studies are needed to better pinpoint the mechanisms
       | involved and specific cancers that may be impacted
        
       | Alex3917 wrote:
       | > According to the findings, individuals who ate 18 grams of
       | mushrooms daily had a 45% lower risk of cancer compared to those
       | who did not eat mushrooms.
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       | Raw or cooked? I also wonder what the methodology is; it's pretty
       | easy to eat 14 lbs of fresh mushrooms over the course of a year,
       | but almost impossible to eat that weight spread out evenly over
       | 365 days.
        
         | gentleman11 wrote:
         | 45% is massive if it's about getting cancer in your life,
         | period. Unless the mushrooms are killing you with something
         | else before you get cancer I suppose. They must mention effect
         | on lifespan somewhere?
        
           | Alex3917 wrote:
           | > Unless the mushrooms are killing you with something else
           | before you get cancer I suppose.
           | 
           | Probably not unless you're poisoning yourself with heavy
           | metals, pesticides, or fertilizer. E.g. avoid the morels next
           | to apple trees, giant puffballs next to highways, wine caps
           | from the botanical garden, etc.
        
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