Introduction: Delicious and juicy mushrooms are rich in protein and are known as "plant meat." According to a report by the British Daily Mail on April 22, a new study announced at the Boston annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Microbiology has found that mushrooms are also an important source of vitamin D. Eating fresh mushrooms (such as oyster mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms, etc.) after exposing them to sunlight can be as effective for supplementing vitamin D as vitamin D supplements. The research report was published in the latest issue of the Journal of Steroids and Hormonal Science.
The report states that vitamin D not only enhances the body's absorption of calcium, aiding bone and dental health, but also boosts the immune system. In the new 12-week study, scientists from Boston University School of Medicine randomly divided 30 adult participants into two groups. One group took a daily supplement containing 2000 international units of vitamin D, while the other group consumed dried mushroom powder that had been exposed to the sun. The results showed that there was almost no difference in the final vitamin D levels between the two groups.
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Dr. Michael Holick, the lead researcher of the new study, stated that the results indicate that eating sun-exposed mushrooms is just as effective as taking vitamin D supplements. The mechanism is similar to human skin: under the influence of ultraviolet light from the sun, mushrooms can produce vitamin D, and this process continues even after they are harvested. This research also suggests that the vitamin D content in dried mushrooms, after being air-dried, is higher than that in freshly picked mushrooms.
Researchers recommend that after buying fresh mushrooms, open the package and place them in the sun for one hour. The optimal times for this are between 10 AM and 3 PM in the spring and summer. After sun-drying, the mushrooms can be cooked and eaten, and their vitamin D content is not easily lost.
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Medicinal and Health Benefits of Mushrooms
⒈ Enhancing Immunity
The active ingredients in mushrooms can enhance the function of T lymphocytes, thereby improving the body's immune function to resist various diseases.
⒉ Pain Relief and Sedation
A Brazilian institute extracted a substance called Act-2 from mushrooms, which has analgesic and sedative effects, and its pain-relieving effect can replace morphine.
⒊ Relieving Cough and Reducing Phlegm
Mushroom extract used in animal experiments was found to have a significant effect in suppressing coughs and thinning phlegm.
⒋ Anti-cancer
Japanese researchers analyzed an ultra-potent anti-cancer substance with a molecular weight of 288 in the active ingredients of mushrooms, which can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, and its effect is 1000 times stronger than the anti-cancer substance in green tea. Mushrooms also contain a toxic protein that can effectively block the protein synthesis of cancer cells.
⒌ Promoting Bowel Movement and Detoxification
The coarse fiber, semi-coarse fiber, and lignin contained in mushrooms, which are difficult for the human body to digest, can retain moisture in the intestines and absorb excess cholesterol and sugar, expelling them from the body. This is highly beneficial for preventing constipation, colon cancer, arteriosclerosis, and diabetes.
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