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Eating mushrooms may reduce the risk of cognitive decline
A team [...] has found that seniors who consume more than two standard portions of mushrooms weekly may have 50 per cent reduced odds of having mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
A portion was defined as three quarters of a cup of cooked mushrooms with an average weight of around 150 grams. Two portions would be equivalent to approximately half a plate. While the portion sizes act as a guideline, it was shown that even one small portion of mushrooms a week may still be beneficial to reduce chances of MCI.
[...] The six-year study, which was conducted from 2011 to 2017, collected data from more than 600 Chinese seniors over the age of 60 living in Singapore. The research was carried out with support from the Life Sciences Institute and the Mind Science Centre at NUS, as well as the Singapore Ministry of Health's National Medical Research Council. The results were published online[$] in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease on 12 March 2019.
The researchers believe the reason for the reduced prevalence of MCI in mushroom eaters may be down to a specific compound found in almost all varieties. "We're very interested in a compound called ergothioneine (ET)," said Dr Irwin Cheah, Senior Research Fellow at the NUS Department of Biochemistry. "ET is a unique antioxidant and anti-inflammatory which humans are unable to synthesise on their own. But it can be obtained from dietary sources, one of the main ones being mushrooms."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 25 2019, @02:25PM (1 child)
They still can't decide if the rules were written on two tablets or on one tablet and copied to the other. If they can't even get that right... ?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday March 25 2019, @03:16PM
These days, you can 3-D print the things, nano-sized, by the billions.