Increasing consumption of whole, unprocessed foods, like mushrooms, appears to decrease the risk of obesity and overall mortality, diabetes, and heart disease.
They also promote a healthy complexion and hair, increased energy, and overall lower weight.
They also promote a healthy complexion and hair, increased energy, and overall lower weight.
- Diabetes
Studies have shown that people with type 1 diabetes who consume high-fiber diets have lower blood glucose levels and people with type 2 diabetes may have improved blood sugar, lipids and insulin levels.
One cup of grilled portabella mushrooms and one cup of stir-fried shiitake mushrooms both provide about 3 grams of fiber. Fiber also benefits the digestive system and reduces the risk of heart disease and metabolic syndrome.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend 21 grams to 25 grams a day of fiber for women and 30 grams to 38 grams a day for men.
- Heart health
The fiber, potassium and vitamin C content in mushrooms all contribute to cardiovascular health. Potassium and sodium work together in the body to help regulate blood pressure. Consuming mushrooms, which are high in potassium and low in sodium, helps to lower blood pressure and decrease the risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases.
Additionally, an intake of 3 grams of beta-glucans per day can lower blood cholesterol levels by 5 percent.3 The stem of the shiitake mushrooms is a particularly good source of beta-glucans.
Mushrooms are high in antioxidants, selenium and Vitamin D and low in fat, and calories. Eating Mushrooms can benefit health by inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, regulating blood pressure, and improving immune response. But, eating wild mushrooms can be dangerous.
A new study looks at how eating a common type of mushroom can affect glucose, or blood sugar, regulation. The results may have implications for managing diabetes and other metabolic conditions, such as obesity.
Researchers working in various departments at Pennsylvania State University have recently conducted a study on mice.
They wanted to investigate the effects of white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) as prebiotics.
In a mouse model, the scientists were able to map out how white button mushrooms modify the gut microbiota, ultimately leading to improved glucose regulation in the mice's systems.
In diabetes, our bodies do not produce enough of the hormone insulin, which helps regulate blood sugar levels. Insulin helps transfer glucose from the blood and into the cells, to provide them with energy. It also places excess glucose "into storage," so to speak, so that it can be converted into energy as it is needed.
The researchers wanted to see whether white button mushrooms could influence the production of glucose in the body, and if so, how.
The researchers fed all the mice a daily serving of white button mushrooms, which is equivalent to about 3 ounces of mushrooms per day for humans.
They found that the mice with gut microbiomes experienced changes in their populations of gut microbes. In particular, their guts produced more short-chain fatty acids, such as propionate synthesized from succinate.
The findings suggest that white button mushrooms, as a prebiotic food, could be used in the future to manage diabetes, due to the role that they seem to play in glucogenesis.
Moreover, Cantorna and team note that their new study confirms the important link between the foods in our diet and the bacterial populations in our gut.
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