Mushrooms – a component of healthy nutrition of the future

Česká verzia

Authors: J. Richter ¹; V. Větvička ²
Authors place of work: Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ústí nad Labem, odbor imunologie a mikrobiologie, Vedoucí: Ing. Eduard Ježo ¹; University of Louisville, KY, USA, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vedoucí: Eyas M. Hattab, MD, MBA ²
Published in the journal: Prakt. Lék. 2024; 104(2): 73-77
Category: Of different specialties

Summary

Edible mushrooms are currently considered to be part of healthy diet. Their importance is not only as part of nutrition, but in many clinical diseases they belong to the group of natural stimulators and inhibitors of immune reaction. Our short review is focused on individual parts of mushrooms with positive effects on health status. We present newest findings of two most important parts of mushrooms – vitamin D and polysaccharides, particularly beta glucan. In summary, we discuss the importance and positive effects of an increase of mushroom consumption on improvement of health status of entire population.

Keywords:

vitamin D – edible mushrooms – beta-glucan – nutraceutics

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