[HN Gopher] Higher mushroom consumption is associated with a low... ___________________________________________________________________ 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) (HTM) web link (www.sciencedaily.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.sciencedaily.com) | [deleted] | throwaway481048 wrote: | > A link to the Penn State article regarding this publication: | https://news.psu.edu/story/655156/2021/04/21/research/higher... | | > 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: | | > 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. | | 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. | [deleted] ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-05-08 23:00 UTC)