Do mushrooms help increase vitamin D levels? This is what a study says

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Health experts consistently recommend making sure you get adequate daily vitamin D levels. Vitamin D, in addition to other benefits, helps fight infections, making it indispensable for the human body.

In the wake of this importance, a multitude of studies and reports have emerged arguing for the large amount of this vitamin in various foods. Now, research funded by The Mushroom Council has claimed that a plant-based meal can meet the daily needs of this element. Beware, though, there's a catch.

According to Eat this, not That! the researchers, Dr. Victor L. Fulgoni and Dr. Sanjiv Agarwa, examined the body's responses when it consumes different types of mushrooms, including some exposed to ultraviolet light.

The experts tested the health benefits that each type of mushroom provided to people aged 9 to 18 years, as well as to groups over 19 years old. Each age segment was instructed to eat about 84 grams of mushrooms.

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The findings noted that one serving of this food increased fiber for each group, as well as several minerals, including copper, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, zinc, riboflavin, niacin and choline.

However, they also found that those who ate the mushrooms that had been exposed to ultraviolet light exceeded their recommended daily value of vitamin D.

This is a surprising curiosity, since it is impossible to go to the supermarket and ask for "mushrooms enriched with ultraviolet light".

Thus, it will be necessary to look for other types of foods that favor the supply of this vitamin. The essential thing is to consult the medical authorities.

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