Shiitake Mushrooms Boost Immunity Says Latest Study

Move over chia seeds and kale?

After studying 52 healthy adults, experts from the University of Florida have discovered that mushrooms — shiitake in particular — are a health food superstar.

“If you eat a shiitake mushroom every day, you could see changes in their immune system that are beneficial,” says University of Florida Food Science and Human Nutrition Professor Sue Percival, speaking about the beneficial changes that were observed in these participants. “We’re enhancing the immune system, but we’re also reducing the inflammation that the immune system produces.”(1)

After eating one 4-ounce serving of shiitake mushrooms daily, it was observed that their …read more